Anthony Hope Quotes

His foe was folly and his weapon wit.

Telling the truth to people who misunderstand you is generally promoting a falsehood, isn`t it?

Good families are generally worse than any others.

Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.

I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation.

I may not understand, but I am willing to admire.

You oughtn`t to yield to temptation. Well, somebody must, or the thing becomes absurd.