Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor and theatre manager.
I was born old and get younger every day. At present I am sixty years young.
He is an old bore. Even the grave yawns for him.
When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.
A man never knows what a fool he is until he hears himself imitated by one.
Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.
Every man is a potential genius until he does something.
God is a sort of burglar. As a young man you knock him down; as an old man you try to conciliate him, because he may knock you down.
The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.
Cynicism is the humor of hatred.
Cynicism is the humour of hatred
The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People fill their rooms with useless and cumbersome furniture, and spend the rest of their lives in trying to dodge it.
A charming fellow, and so clever: he models himself on me.
Ladies, just a little more virginity, if you don't mind.
People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.