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William Makepeace Thackeray

The Book of Snobs

241 printed pages
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Quotes

  • Alexandra Skitiovahas quoted3 years ago
    What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner? Ought a gentleman to be a loyal son, a true husband, and honest father? Ought his life to be decent—his bills to be paid—his tastes to be high and elegant—his aims in life lofty and noble?
  • Alexandra Skitiovahas quoted3 years ago
    it Nestles in my Nightcap, and It Whispers, 'Wake, Slumberer, thy Work Is Not Yet Done.'
  • Alexandra Skitiovahas quoted3 years ago
    One or other of these points at least is incontrovertible: the public wants a thing, therefore it is supplied with it; or the public is supplied with a thing, therefore it wants it.

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