Quote#Humour & Wit
A person of the right sort is one who has a solid grasp and realistic…
Quote byAlfred Austin · 1835–1913
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Haunts of Ancient Peace (1902), Lamia on p. 118..
English (original)
A person of the right sort is one who has a solid grasp and realistic apprehension of people and things as they are, an irresistible inclination to transfigure them according to his imagination, and an inexhaustible supply of philosophic humour.
— Alfred Austin
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