“To my mind, education is an absurdly over-rated affair. At least, one never took it very seriously at school, where everything was done to bring it prominently under one’s notice. Anything that is worth knowing one practically teaches oneself, and the rest obtrudes itself sooner or later.”
― ‘Reginald on Worries’
Category Archives: Quotations
“Presented to the author…”
“Presented to the author by himself, as a mark of affection and esteem.
H.H. Munro”
― Dedication written by Munro on his own copy of The Westminster Alice
“So many people who have money to throw about…”
“Over here the trouble is that so many people who have money to throw about seem to have such vague ideas where to throw it.”
― ‘Reginald on Worries’
“You can’t expect a boy to be vicious…”
“But, good gracious, you’ve got to educate him first. You can’t expect a boy to be vicious till he’s been to a good school.”
― ‘The Baker’s Dozen’
“A woman who takes her husband about with her everywhere…”
“A woman who takes her husband about with her everywhere is like a cat that goes on playing with a mouse long after she’s killed it.” ― The Watched Pot
“Most politicians are something or other at heart…”
““Most politicians are something or other at heart, but no one would be rash enough to insure a politician against heart failure.”― The Unbearable Bassington
“To be clever in the afternoon…”
“To be clever in the afternoon argues that one is dining nowhere in the evening.” ― ‘Reginald on the Academy’
“Every reformation must have its victims…”
“Every reformation must have its victims. You can’t expect the fatted calf to share the enthusiasm of the angels over the prodigal’s return.” ― ‘Reginald on the Academy’
“The art of public life…”
“The art of public life consists to a great extent of knowing exactly where to stop and going a bit further.”― The Unbearable Bassington
“Women and elephants…”
“Women and elephants never forget an injury.”
― ‘Reginald on Besetting Sins’