Margaret Oliphant Quote

Every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.


Stories of the Seen and the Unseen (1881)


Every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.

Every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.

Every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.

Every generation has a conceit of itself which elevates it, in its own opinion, above that which comes after it.