Alfred de Musset
French writer (1810-1857)
Margot Asquith
British socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nee Tennant; 2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, was a British socialite and author. She was married to British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith from 1894 to his death in 1928.
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Siblings
Edward Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
Charlotte Monkton Tennant
Harold Tennant
Laura Lyttelton
Francis John Tennant
Spouses
H. H. Asquith
Children
Anthony Asquith
About the Margot Asquith
Emma Alice Margaret Asquith, Countess of Oxford and Asquith (nee Tennant; 2 February 1864 – 28 July 1945), known as Margot Asquith, was a British socialite and author. She was married to British Prime Minister H. H. Asquith from 1894 to his death in 1928. Known for her wit, in late Victorian society she was a member of the famed aristocratic group of intellectuals called “The Souls”. An opponent of women’s suffrage, whose autobiography was lampooned, Lady Oxford and Asquith was a controversial yet colourful character in her time.
13 Quotes by Margot Asquith
- 1.
He’s very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 2.
He could not see a belt without hitting below it.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 3.
From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 4.
Rich men’s houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 5.
Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 6.
He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 7.
His modesty amounts to deformity.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 8.
Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 9.
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 10.
She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 11.
It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 12.
The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)
- 13.
It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.
Margot AsquithBritish socialite, author and wit (1864-1945)