Quote#Children
If the young leddy was so careless o' insulting other folks'…
Quote byJ. M. Barrie · 1860–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Little Minister (1891), Ch. 26 : Scene at the Spittal.
English (original)
If the young leddy was so careless o' insulting other folks' ancestors, it proves she has nane o' her ain; for them that has china plates themsel's is the maist careful no to break the china plates of others.
— J. M. Barrie
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