Quotes & anectdotes from
the wise,
the foolish,
the courageous &
the drunk

Max Beerbohm Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Aug 24, 1872
  • Died: May 20, 1956

Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist best known today for his 1911 novel Zuleika Dobson.

Most women are not as young as they are painted.

People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal.

To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.

It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.

We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.

When hospitality becomes an art it loses its very soul.

There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success.

You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men.