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Nancy Mitford Quotes

Oh how television diminishes everything Picture Quote #1

Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible Picture Quote #1

Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory? Picture Quote #1

Sisters are a shield against life’s cruel adversity Picture Quote #1

Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It’s not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know Picture Quote #1

The test of a cook is how she boils an egg. My boiled eggs are fantastic, fabulous. Sometimes as hard as a 100 carat diamond, or again soft as a feather bed, or running like a cooling stream, they can also burst like fireworks from their shells and take on the look and rubbery texture of a baby octopus. Never a dull egg, with me Picture Quote #1

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Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course Picture Quote #1

If I had a girl I should say to her, ‘Marry for love if you can, it won’t last, but it is a very interesting experience and makes a good beginning in life. Later on, when you marry for money, for heaven’s sake let it be big money. There are no other possible reasons for marrying at all Picture Quote #1

Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory Picture Quote #1

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It’s so frightfully good I’ve never bothered to read another Picture Quote #1

Nothing makes people crosser than being considered too old for love Picture Quote #1

If one can’t be happy, one must be amused Picture Quote #1

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I love children, especially when they cry, because then someone takes them away Picture Quote #1

I am sometimes bored by people, but never by life Picture Quote #1

Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry Picture Quote #1

Sun, silence, and happiness Picture Quote #1

To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease Picture Quote #1

Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It’s not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know Picture Quote #1

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When the loo paper gets thicker and the writing paper thinner, it’s always a bad sign, at home Picture Quote #1

It’s a funny thing that people are always ready to admit it if they’ve no talent for drawing or music, whereas everyone imagines that they themselves are capable of true love, which is a talent like any other, only far more rare Picture Quote #1

English doctors have killed 3/4 of my friends and the joke is the remaining 1/4 go on recommending them, so odd is human nature Picture Quote #1

Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars Picture Quote #1

One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few yards each side of that trail there are none Picture Quote #1

There are worse things than poverty, though I can’t for the moment remember what they are Picture Quote #1

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The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness Picture Quote #1

Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible Picture Quote #1

Chickens are cheerless birds, I advise you to keep geese which can be taught to follow like dogs, one needs all the companionship one can get in these days Picture Quote #1

I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing Picture Quote #1

Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them Picture Quote #1

I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened Picture Quote #1

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Oh how television diminishes everything (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible ... (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory? (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Sisters are a shield against life’s cruel adversity (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It’s not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know. (Nancy Mitford Quotes) The test of a cook is how she boils an egg. My boiled eggs are fantastic, fabulous. Sometimes as hard as a 100 carat diamond, or again soft as a feather bed, or running like a cooling stream, they can also burst like fireworks from their shells and take on the look and rubbery texture of a baby octopus. Never a dull egg, with me (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Irish gardens beat all for horror. With 19 gardeners, Lord Talbot of Malahide has produced an affair exactly like a suburban golf course (Nancy Mitford Quotes) If I had a girl I should say to her, ‘Marry for love if you can, it won’t last, but it is a very interesting experience and makes a good beginning in life. Later on, when you marry for money, for heaven’s sake let it be big money. There are no other possible reasons for marrying at all (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory (Nancy Mitford Quotes) I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It’s so frightfully good I’ve never bothered to read another (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Nothing makes people crosser than being considered too old for love (Nancy Mitford Quotes) If one can’t be happy, one must be amused (Nancy Mitford Quotes) I love children, especially when they cry, because then someone takes them away (Nancy Mitford Quotes) I am sometimes bored by people, but never by life (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Sun, silence, and happiness (Nancy Mitford Quotes) To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Always remember, children, that marriage is a very intimate relationship. It’s not just sitting and chatting to a person; there are other things, you know (Nancy Mitford Quotes) When the loo paper gets thicker and the writing paper thinner, it’s always a bad sign, at home (Nancy Mitford Quotes) It’s a funny thing that people are always ready to admit it if they’ve no talent for drawing or music, whereas everyone imagines that they themselves are capable of true love, which is a talent like any other, only far more rare (Nancy Mitford Quotes) English doctors have killed 3/4 of my friends and the joke is the remaining 1/4 go on recommending them, so odd is human nature (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Americans relate all effort, all work, and all of life itself to the dollar. Their talk is of nothing but dollars (Nancy Mitford Quotes) One thing about tourists is that it is very easy to get away from them. Like ants they follow a trail and a few yards each side of that trail there are none (Nancy Mitford Quotes) There are worse things than poverty, though I can’t for the moment remember what they are (Nancy Mitford Quotes) The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Greece is not a country of happy mediums: everything there seems to be either wonderful or horrible (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Chickens are cheerless birds, I advise you to keep geese which can be taught to follow like dogs, one needs all the companionship one can get in these days (Nancy Mitford Quotes) I do love translating; it is the pure pleasure of writing without the misery of inventing (Nancy Mitford Quotes) Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them (Nancy Mitford Quotes) I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened (Nancy Mitford Quotes)

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