Quotes About Society

I like very few people nowadays; in fact, the number of persons whom I cordially dislike increases almost hourly.

Have you considered what people would be bound to say?' Frederick said. 'No, nor do I propose to burden my head with anything that interests me so little!' retorted Mr Beaumaris.

Upon her butler's announcing the arrival of Mr Ravenscar, Lady Mablethorpe, who had been dozing over a novel from the Circulating Library, sat up with a jerk, and raised a hand to her dishevelled cap.

The Rector, coming into the room and learning what was the subject under discussion, said that since the world began each generation had condemned the manners and customs of the next.

It seemed to Kitty a pity that her new friend's mind was set so irrevocably upon marriage, but her suggestion that Olivia might seek an eligible situation as a governess met with no favour at all. Olivia stared at her with dismay in her big eyes, and unequivocally stated her preference for death.

Do you know,' she said slowly, 'I have just thought – Mr Beaumaris, something tells me that Lady Bridlington may not like this dear little dog!' Mr Beaumaris waited in patient resignation for his certain fate to descend upon him.

Mr Fawnhope, shaking hands with Lady Ombersley, asked whither she was bound. She told him, Merton, and he said elliptically: 'Statutes, Nolumus leges Angliae mutari.' 'Very likely', said Lady Ombersley almost tartly.

He did not want middle-aged men with distinguished records with him: they could be better employed elsewhere, and would, moreover, have bored him. He wanted polished young men of good families, who were of his own world, who knew how to make themselves pleasant in exalted circles, and could amuse his leisure moments with their adventures, and their fun, and their bubbling energy.

Really, I don't know what the world is coming to if I am to be suspected of staring in at windows!

When I think of all the pretty and lovely girls who have done their best to attach him, and he tells me that he has offered for an insipid female who has neither fortune nor any extraordinary degree of beauty, besides being stupidly shy and dowdy, I – oh, I could go into strong hysterics!

For himself, Sir Waldo was resigned to an evening's boredom, denied even the amusement of pursuing his acquaintance with the lady who disapproved of him.

Me, I am not a lady,' announced her grace. 'I have been very well educated, and I will drink port.

Vauxhall. 'I did not scruple to accept, my

Lady Mablethorpe shuddered. 'Is she dreadful?' 'She is an impudent strumpet!' said Mr. Ravenscar coldly.

the pièce de résistance for most of his guests was the appearance of La Catalani. His lordship described her as being as sharp as a Jew, and Colonel Fremantle had certainly found her so.

of the establishment, and was only

Mrs Tallant crushed these budding hopes. 'Full dress, to be sure, my dear: satin, I daresay. Feathers, of course. I do not know if hoops are still worn at Court. Lady Bridlington is to make your sister a present of the dress, and I know I may depend upon her to choose just what is right. Come, my dears! If we are to call upon your uncle on our way home it is high time we were off!

From that date she had had no other chaperone than Nurse, but, as she pointed out to Lady Denny, since she neither went into society nor received guests at Undershaw it was hard to see what use a chaperon would be to her.

Venetia was then twenty-two, perilously near to being on the shelf. 'Without ever having been *off* it, Sir John - though that's not precisely what I mean, only that its is a wicked shame, so beautiful as she is, and so full of liveliness, besides having the best disposition imaginable!

thought. Lady Bridlington gives an

Long before the season ended - if not before it start! - Damerel would be heaven knows where, strewing rose-leaves about for some abandoned male to tread on! Well, one thing at least I'm determined on! if he *must* indulge in such wasteful habits he shall strew his rose-leaves for me to tread upon, not one of his ridiculous Paphians!

Wie soll man in einer Welt leben in der einem alles und alles gleichgültig oder zum Ekel ist?

Every woman knows that, regardless of all her other achievements, she is a failure if she is not beautiful.

Sadness is the matrix from which wit and irony spring; sadness is uncomfortable and creative, which is why consumer society cannot tolerate it.