Maxioms by Margery Allingham
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance
If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance
In common with many Christians of the classic type he felt sincerely safer and more at ease when he had read more
In common with many Christians of the classic type he felt sincerely safer and more at ease when he had given away all he had, like a man passing a ball in a game.
When one kicks over a tea table and smashes everything but the sugar bowl, one may as well pick that read more
When one kicks over a tea table and smashes everything but the sugar bowl, one may as well pick that up and drop it on the bricks, don't you think?
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the read more
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang read more
Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man.