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Dorothy Nevill Quotes

The poorest education that teaches self-control is better than the best that neglects it.

The poorest education that teaches self-control is better than the best that neglects it.

Self, Neglect, Teach

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1912). “My own times”

conversation is now pretty well a lost art.

Art, Lost, Conversation

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907). “The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill”, Arnold

The commercial class has always mistrusted verbal brilliancy and wit, deeming such qualities, perhaps with some justice, frivolous and unprofitable.

Business, Class, Justice

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907). “The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill”, Arnold

One of the vices of the virtue of decentralization is that people don't share ideas.

Business, Ideas, People

For a few political turncoats there is real excuse. One can hardly blame those whom one ministry have seen fit to throw overboard for having the strength to swim to the other side.

Real, Party, Political

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1910). “Under Five Reigns”, London : Methuen

It is, I think, a good deal owing to the preponderance of the commercial element in Society that conversation has sunk to its present dull level of conventional chatter.

Women, Thinking, Elements

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907). “The reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill”, Arnold

A valuable qualification of a modern politician seems to be a capacity for concealing or explaining away the truth.

Politician, Modern, Explaining

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1912). “My own times”

If all men and women were kept at some useful employment there would be less sorrow and wickedness in the world.

Work, Men, Sorrow

Lady Dorothy Nevill (1912). “My own times”

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