Fool Quotes by Herbert Beerbohm Tree

People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

She kissed her way into society. I don't like her. But don't misunderstand me: my dislike is purely platonic.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

He is an old bore. Even the grave yawns for him.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People fill their rooms with useless and cumbersome furniture, and spend the rest of their lives in…

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

It depends on each and every one of me.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Every man is a potential genius until he does something.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour: he will always use it in evidence against you.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

Cynicism is the humor of hatred.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree

A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.

— Herbert Beerbohm Tree