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F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead Quotes

Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?

Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Mean, Clubs, Nasty
On being approached by the secretary of the Athenaeum, which he had been in the habit of using as a convenience on the way to his office; attributed

A people so individual in its genius, so tenacious in love or hate, so captivating in its nobler moods.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Hate, People, Genius

We have the highest authority for believing that the meek shall inherit the earth; though I have never found any particular corroboration of this aphorism in the records of Somerset House.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Believe, House, Records
'Contemporary Personalities' (1924) 'Marquess Curzon'.

I do not deal with subtleties; I am only a lawyer.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Lawyer, Deals, Subtlety

Were cricket and football abolished, it would bring upon the masses nothing but misery, depression, sloth, indiscipline and disorder.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Football, Sloth, Misery

The world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords.

F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Heart, Bravery, World
Rectorial Address, Glasgow University, 7 November 1923, in 'The Times' 8 November 1923

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