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For my part, if a man must needs be a knave, I would have him a…

Quote byAnthony Hope · 1863–1933

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), Chapter 12.

English (original)

For my part, if a man must needs be a knave, I would have him a debonair knave, and I liked Rupert Hentzau better than his long-faced, close-eyed companions. It makes your sin no worse, as I conceive, to do it à la mode and stylishly.

— Anthony Hope

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