“From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.”
“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
“Lloyd George? There is no Lloyd George. There is a marvellous brain; but if you were to shut him in a room and look through the keyhole there would be nobody there.”
Margot Asquith
“She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.”
Margot Asquith
“He couldn't see a belt without hitting below it.”
Margot Asquith
“My dear old friend King George V told me he would never have died but for that vile doctor, Lord Dawson of Penn.”
Margot Asquith