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9 Herbert Beerbohm Tree Quotes

Herbert Beerbohm Tree offers sharp, witty commentary on ego and the stage that feels like a clever backstage chat.

Herbert Beerbohm Tree quotes

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

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  2. Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.

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  3. My poor fellow, why not carry a watch?

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  4. Every man is a potential genius until he does something.

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

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

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  7. It is difficult to live up to one's posters:When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.

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  8. A charming fellow, and so clever: he models himself on me.

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  9. As far as I could discover, the notion that a play could succeed without any further help from the actor than a simple impersonation of his part never occurred to Tree.

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