A. P. Herbert: Man

A. P. Herbert was British politician. Explore interesting quotes on man.

A. P. Herbert: 44 quotes0 likes

“A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he has been proved to be wrong is a man of principle; while he who from time to time adapts his opinions to the changing circumstances of life is an opportunist.”

A. P. Herbert book Uncommon Law

"Which Is the Liberal Party?"
Uncommon Law (1935)

“The portions of a woman which appeal to man's depravity
Are constructed with considerable care.”

"Lines on a Book Borrowed from the Ship's Doctor", A. P. H.: His Life and Times (1970).

“There's alcohol in plant and tree.
It must be Nature's plan
That there should be in fair degree
Some alcohol in Man.”

Number Nine ([1951] 1952) p. 151.