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English - Theologian February 17, 1888 - 1957

A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials.

Good Woman Long Short

It is so stupid of modern civilisation to have given up believing in the devil when he is the only explanation of it.

Devil Stupid Only Believing

The hall-mark of American humour is its pose of illiteracy.

Pose American Humour Illiteracy

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Responsibility End No Sense Noise

Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.

Funny Man Dignity Only

When suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'.

Believe Feel I Believe Politeness

A baby is a loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Responsibility End Baby No Sense

Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Theologian

Born: February 17, 1888

Died: 1957

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