Alas Quote by Ernest Bramah

Before hastening to secure a possible reward of five taels by dragging an unobservant person away from a falling building, examine well his features…

— Ernest Bramah

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

— Ernest Bramah

“There is a time to silence an adversary with the honey of logical persuasion, and there is a time to silence him with the…

— Ernest Bramah

“The inimitable stories of Tong-King never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than…

— Ernest Bramah

The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.

— Ernest Bramah

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

— Ernest Bramah

Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

— Ernest Bramah

The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

— Ernest Bramah

He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

— Ernest Bramah

One cannot live for ever by ignoring the price of coffins.

— Ernest Bramah

Better a dish of husks to the accompaniment of a muted lute than to be satiated with stewed shark's fin and rich spiced wine…

— Ernest Bramah

There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, by either suicide, a bag of…

— Ernest Bramah