Sir Alan Patrick Herbert quotes and words of wisdom

"An Act of God was defined as something which no reasonable man could have expected."
Found in the topic Hope.

"The Common Law of England has been laboriously built about a mythical figure?the figure of ?The Reasonable Man?."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time."
Found in the topic Breakfast.

"The Englishman never enjoys himself except for a noble purpose."
Found in the topic Engineer.

"The conception of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep."
Found in the topic Marriage.

"If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth."
Found in the topic Nobody.

Interesting Quotes

It is only the great men who are truly obscene. If they had not dared to be obscene, they could never have dared to be great.Havelock Ellis - English sexual psychologist (1859 - 1939)

Religion is a defense against the experience of God.Carl Jung - Swiss psychologist (1875 - 1961)