Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quote

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than wealth, beauty, or talent; they will more than supply all.


Pelham, Or, The Adventures of a Gentleman (ed. 1829)


What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than...

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than...

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than...

What a rare gift, by the by, is that of manners! how difficult to define, how much more difficult to impart! Better for a man to possess them than...