Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Nicolas Bentley

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British author Nicolas Bentley.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Nicolas Bentley

Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British writer and illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. The son of Edmund Clerihew Bentley, he was given the name Nicholas, but opted to change the spelling.

He who enjoys a good neighbor, said the Greeks, has a precious possession. Same goes for neighbour's wife.
Learning history is easy; learning its lessons seems almost impossibly difficult.
No news is good news.  No journalists is even better. — © Nicolas Bentley
No news is good news. No journalists is even better.
One should not exaggerate the importance of trifles. Life, for instance, is much too short to be taken seriously.
Getting married is a serious matter for a girl; not getting married is even more serious.
Her interest in natural history was confined to observation of the crows' feet gathering around her eyes.
He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.
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