Philip Guedalla quotes

History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other. (Philip Guedalla)
Autobiography-that unrivalled vehicle for telling the truth about other people. View quote
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Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success. View quote
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Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be. View quote
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The Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history. View quote
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Any stigma, as the old saying is, will serve to beat a dogma. View quote
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People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them. View quote
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Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium. View quote
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Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment. View quote
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The preface is the most important part of a book. Even reviewers read a preface. View quote
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The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender. (Philip Guedalla)
The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds. View quote
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