A. P. Herbert Quotes

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. - A. P. Herbert quote.

If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
— A. P. Herbert

silence

Modern dictionaries are pusillanimous works, preferring to record what has been done than to say what ought to be done. - A. P. Herbert quote.

Modern dictionaries are pusillanimous works, preferring to record what has been done than to say what ought to be done.
— A. P. Herbert prescriptivism

dictionary

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. - A. P. Herbert quote.

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.
— A. P. Herbert

marriage

The Farmer will never be happy again;
He carries his heart in his boots;
For either the rain is destroying his grain
Or the drought is destroying his roots. - A. P. Herbert quote.

The Farmer will never be happy again;
He carries his heart in his boots;
For either the rain is destroying his grain
Or the drought is destroying his roots.
— A. P. Herbert

farming

It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable.
— A. P. Herbert Uncommon Law

golf

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