P. Herbert

P. Herbert
pain police citizens
Citizens who take it upon themselves to do unusual actions which attract the attention of the police should be careful to bring these actions into one of the recognized categories of crimes and offences, for it is intolerable that the police should be put to the pains of inventing reasons for finding them undesirable.
business giving-money government
Well, fancy giving money to the Government! Might as well have put it down the drain.
men smoking rude
aven, I have given up smoking again!... God! I feel fit. Homicidal, but fit. A different man. Irritable, moody, depressed, rude, nervy, perhaps; but the lungs are fine.
judging justice should
Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.
funny humor people
People must not do things for fun. We are not here for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of Parliament.
lonely children golf
Elderly gentlemen, gentle in all respects, kind to animals, beloved by children, and fond of music, are found in lonely corners of the downs, hacking at sandpits or tussocks of grass, and muttering in a blind, ungovernable fury elaborate maledictions which could not be extracted from them by robbery or murder. Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game of golf may well be included in that category of intolerable provocations which may legally excuse or mitigate behavior not otherwise excusable.
goodbye art father
As my poor father used to say In 1963, Once people start on all this Art Goodbye, moralitee! And what my father used to say Is good enough for me.
life learning science
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth.
mother dog tonight
Don't let's go to the dogs tonight, For mother will be there.
thinking looks sausage
A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
men care appeals
The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity Are constructed with considerable care.
funny life anniversary
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.
approach management strategy team
They have a team approach to management, but the strategy has been consistent.
debt hundred load ounce pay worry
A hundred load of worry will not pay an ounce of debt