Nicolas Bentley Quotes

• Learning history is easy; learning its lessons seems almost impossibly difficult.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Learning, Historical, Lessons

  Nicolas Bentley (1959). “A Choice of Ornaments”

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• No news is good news. No journalists is even better.

  Nicolas Bentley

  News, Journalism, Journalist

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• One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Life, Taken, Too Short

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• Her interest in natural history was confined to observation of the crows' feet gathering around her eyes.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Women, Eye, Feet

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• He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Father, Son, Erratic

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• He who enjoys a good neighbor, said the Greeks, has a precious possession. Same goes for neighbour's wife.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Wife, Greek, Precious Possessions

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• Getting married is a serious matter for a girl; not getting married is even more serious.

  Nicolas Bentley

  Girl, Sex, Matter

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