44 Quotes by A. P. Herbert

Holy Mother we do believe,That without sin Thou didst conceive;May we now in Thee believing,Also sin without conceiving.

A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.

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.

The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose.

People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.

An Englishman never enjoys himself, except for a noble purpose.

I am sure that the party system is right and necessary. There must be some scum.

This high official, all allow, is grossly overpaid; there wasn't any Board, and now there isn't any Trade.

A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he has been proved to be wrong is a man of principle; while he who from time to time adapts his opinions to the changing circumstances of life is an opportunist.