Saki Quote

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in the undeveloped condition of their earlier days. Something showy and not-too-expensive in a shop is their only conception of the ideal gift.


Beasts and Super-Beasts (ed. Read Books Ltd, 2015) - ISBN: 9781473373174


When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in...

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in...

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in...

When people grow gradually rich their requirements and standard of living expand in proportion, while their present-giving instincts often remain in...