Sir Max Beerbohm quotes
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Sir Max Beerbohm Quotes



Quotes by Sir Max Beerbohm - (10 quotes)

Max Beerbohm - From the Activity category:

Anything that is worth doing has been done frequently. Things hitherto undone should be given, I suspect, a wide berth. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Exhaustion category:

The lower one's vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Fantasy category:

All fantasy should have a solid base in reality. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Gender category:

Most women are not so young as they are painted. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Genius category:

Genius must always have lapses proportionate to its triumphs. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Mediocrity category:

Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Portraiture category:

It seems to be a law of nature that no man ever is loath to sit for his portrait. (Max Beerbohm)

Max Beerbohm - From the Sacrifice category:

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. (Max Beerbohm)

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - From the Boredom category:

He is an old bore; even the grave yawns for him. (Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree)

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree - From the Gender category:

-directing a group of sophisticated actresses...
Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind. (Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree)