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Funny Quotes - Page 325

A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?

A footman may swear; but he cannot swear like a lord. He can swear as often: but can he swear with equal delicacy, propriety, and judgment?

Jonathan Swift (1861). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Copious Notes and Additions, and a Memoir of the Author”, p.22

Pray steal me not, I'm Mrs. Dingley's, Whose heart in this four-footed thing lies.

Jonathan Swift (1860). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Copious Notes and Additions, and a Memoir of the Author”, p.449

You've only got to be in public life for about a week before you start to question if the newspapers are even giving you today's date with any accuracy!

Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay (1988). “The complete Yes, Minister: the diaries of a cabinet minister”, HarperCollins

We declared war on terror-it's not even a noun, so, good luck.

Commencement Address at The College of William & Mary, delivered 21 May 2004

Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

"The Teen Whisperer" by Margaret Talbot, www.newyorker.com. June 9 & 16, 2014.

Yes it's her husband. She hasn't got over it. Died thirty years ago.

John Cleese, Connie Booth (2001). “The Complete Fawlty Towers”

[W]ithout humour you cannot run a sweetie-shop, let alone a nation.

John Buchan (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Buchan (Illustrated)”, p.3978, Delphi Classics