You can do something with talent, but nothing with genius. Margot Asquith More Quotes by Margot Asquith More Quotes From Margot Asquith Till I see money spent on the betterment of man instead of on his idleness and destruction, I shall not believe in any perfect form of government. Margot Asquith perfectmenbelieve Rumor is untraceable, incalculable, and infectious. Margot Asquith rumorgossip [On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to his friends than to his convictions. Margot Asquith convictionloyalpolitician Convictions no doubt have to be modified or expanded to meet changing conditions but ... to be a reliable political leader sooner or later your anchors must hold fast where other men's drag. Margot Asquith anchorsleadermen He couldn't see a belt without hitting below it. Margot Asquith hittingbeltssarcastic There is nothing more perplexing in life than to know at what point you should surrender your intellect to your faith. Margot Asquith intellectsurrendershould Stafford Cripps has a brilliant mind, until he makes it up. Margot Asquith brilliant-mindsbrilliantmind [On spiritualism:] I always knew the living talked rot, but it's nothing to the rot the dead talk. Margot Asquith spiritualism [To Jean Harlow, who repeatedly mispronounced her first name:] No, no, Jean. The t is silent, as in Harlow. Margot Asquith silentnamesfirsts She spends her day powdering her face till she looks like a bled pig. Margot Asquith sarcasticpigslooks If Kitchener was not a great man, he was, at least, a great poster. Margot Asquith postersgreat-menmen The Almighty is a wonderful handicapper: He will not give us everything. Margot Asquith godwonderfulgiving It is not dying, but living, that is a preparation for Death. Margot Asquith preparationdyingdeath My sort of looks are of the kind that bore me when I see them on other people. Margot Asquith kindpeoplelooks What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. Margot Asquith discoveryamericareligion It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die. Margot Asquith strongracethinking Although I am not stupid, the mathematical side of my brain is like dumb notes upon a damaged piano. Margot Asquith pianostupidmath The Bible tells us to forgive our enemies, not our friends Margot Asquith forgivinginspirationenemy Truthfulness with me is hardly a virtue. I cannot discriminate between truths that and those that don't need to be told. Margot Asquith truthfulnessvirtueneeds To marry a man out of pity is folly; and, if you think you are going to influence the kind of fellow who has never had a chance, poor devil, you are profoundly mistaken. One can only influence the strong characters in life, not the weak; and it is the height of vanity to suppose that you can make an honest man of anyone. Margot Asquith marriagestrongcharacter
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