Top 5 Quotes by Osbert Lancaster

Eccentricity, to be socially acceptable, had still to have at least four or five generations of inbreeding behind it.

Luck, Generations, Four

Osbert Lancaster (1963). “All done from memory”, John Murray

Architecture may be frozen music, but it melts.

Frozen, May, Architecture

Osbert Lancaster (1975). “A cartoon history of architecture”, Harvard Common Pr

The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is always preferable to that produced by an uncontrolled enthusiasm for a pointless variety.

Blessing, Boredom, Enthusiasm

Osbert Lancaster (1958). “Here, of All Places”

A household where a total unawareness of the world of ideas not only existed but was regarded as a matter for congratulation.

Congratulations, Ideas, World

Osbert Lancaster (1963). “All done from memory”, John Murray

Although very few people are actually called upon to live in palaces a very large number are unwilling to admit the fact.

Home, Numbers, People

Osbert Lancaster (1975). “A cartoon history of architecture”, Harvard Common Pr

Osbert Lancaster Quotes