Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.


Opinions of Oliver Allston (ed. New York, Dutton, 1941)

Van Wyck Brooks Quotes

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.