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E. V. Lucas Quotes - Page 2

The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.

The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.

E. V. Lucas
Son, France, Distinguished

To set but a low value upon toast is to expose one's deficiencies in right appreciation.

E. V. Lucas
Appreciation, Culture, Lows
Lucas, E. V. (2014). “Fireside and Sunshine”, p.18, Read Books Ltd

You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.

E. V. Lucas
Loss, May, Now And Then

In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.

E. V. Lucas
Past, Gambling, Race

What kind of life a dog . . . acquires. I have sometimes tried to imagine by kneeling or lying full length on the ground and looking up. The world then becomes strangely incomplete; one sees little but legs.

E. V. Lucas
Dog, Lying, Legs

Aig [F.-M. Sir Douglas Haig] 'e don't say much; 'e don't, so to say, say nothin'; but what 'e don't say don't mean nothin', not 'arf. But when 'e do say something--my Gawd!

E. V. Lucas
War, Mean, Haig

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