Stephen Potter Quotes

Never say the number because it suggest that you are unable to pronounce the name of the wine you are ordering.

Women are quite unlike men. Women have higher voices, longer hair, smaller waistlines, daintier feet and prettier hands. They also invariably have the upper hand.

In lawn tennis mixed, the basic chivalry move is to pretend to serve less fiercely to the woman than to the man. This is particularly useful if your first service tends to be out in any case.

Make friends with your caddie and the game will make friends with you.

Each of us can, by ploy or gambit, most naturally gain the advantage.

Just as there are O.K.-words in conversationship so there are O.K.-people to mention in Newstatesmanship.