Evelyn Waugh

You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#course #england #englishman #except #find

When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#get #keep #limitations #our #them

Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#contempt #hold #just #may #parents

Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#class #division #dynamic #instead #into

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#gifted #instinct #passes #rich #self-preservation

Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in "Old Maid"; the player who is finally left with it has lost. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#finally #get #left #like #lost

News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#after #anything #care #chap #dead

We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#amuse #cherish #friends #our #ours

Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#actions #alone #determines #worth #your

I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep. ↗

— Evelyn Waugh

#been #early #go #haven #i