Philip Guedalla quotes

Philip Guedalla was a British barrister, historian, and biographer known for his witty writing style. His books covered topics ranging from political history to famous personalities of his era. He contributed significantly to popularizing history through both his published works and public lectures. Here are 12 of his quotes:

Autobiography-that unrivalled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Philip Guedalla

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Philip Guedalla

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be.

Philip Guedalla

The Crimean War is one of the bad jokes of history.

Philip Guedalla

Any stigma, as the old saying is, will serve to beat a dogma.

Philip Guedalla

People who jump to conclusions rarely alight on them.

Philip Guedalla

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

Philip Guedalla

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.

Philip Guedalla

The preface is the most important part of a book. Even reviewers read a preface.

Philip Guedalla

The detective story is the normal recreation of noble minds.

Philip Guedalla