Nancy Mitford Quotes & Nancy Mitford Sayings

"Twenty-three and a quarter minutes past," Uncle Matthew was saying furiously, "in precisely six and three-quarter minutes the damned fella will be late Nancy Mitford Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry' is a aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow. Nancy Mitford Adages An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead Nancy Mitford Sayings I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away. Nancy Mitford Adages Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory? Nancy Mitford