"He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob."

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“Yes, I am a fatal man, Madame Fribsbi. To inspire hopeless passion is my destiny.”

“Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.”

“I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.”

“Stupid people, people who do not know how to laugh, are always pompous and self-conceited.”

“Them's my sentiments.”

“Bravery never goes out of fashion.”

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— Stuart Dodgson Collingwood

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