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Quotes from The Book of Snobs — William Makepeace Thackeray

1811–1863 England

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It is impossible, in our condition of society, not to be sometimes a Snob.

The Book of Snobs (1848)

He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob.

The Book of Snobs (1848)

Society having ordained certain customs, men are bound to obey the law of society, and conform to its harmless orders.

The Book of Snobs (1848)

If you will fling yourself under the wheels, Juggernaut will go over you, depend upon it.

The Book of Snobs (1848)

That which we call a Snob, by any other name would still be Snobbish.

The Book of Snobs (1848)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Makepeace Thackeray (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.