Famous Quotes | It is better to pay court to a...

It is better to pay court to a queen ... than to worship, as we too often do, some unworthy person whose wealth is his sole passport into society. I believe that a habit of respect is good for the human race. - M. E. W. Sherwood
Attribution: M. E. W. Sherwood (1826–1903), U.S. socialite, traveller, and author. An Epistle to Posterity, ch. 8 (1897).

Categories: And Author, Class System, Royalty, Socialite, Traveller, Wealth And The Wealthy

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