The Irish are a practical and philosophic race. Their first and strongest instinct is to make the best of a bad situation — to put a better face on evil than it will normally wear.


The Financier (1912)

Theodore Dreiser Quotes

The Irish are a practical and philosophic race. Their first and strongest instinct is to make the best of a bad situation — to put a better face on ...

The Irish are a practical and philosophic race. Their first and strongest instinct is to make the best of a bad situation — to put a better face on ...

The Irish are a practical and philosophic race. Their first and strongest instinct is to make the best of a bad situation — to put a better face on ...

The Irish are a practical and philosophic race. Their first and strongest instinct is to make the best of a bad situation — to put a better face on ...