Quote#Kindness
He longed to make a mark, or, to express it more vulgarly, cut a…
Quote byJohn Oliver Hobbes · 1867–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Sinner's Comedy (1892), ch. 1.
English (original)
He longed to make a mark, or, to express it more vulgarly, cut a figure. Now, fortunately or unfortunately, the number of figures which can be cut in the world is practically unlimited; the only difficulty is to cut precisely the kind of figure one would wish.
— John Oliver Hobbes
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