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An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off: it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

— Nancy Mitford Noblesse Oblige (1956)

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I am sometimes bored by people, but never by life.

The Blessing (1951)

If somebody could write a book for people who never read they would make a fortune.

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life’s essential unfairness.

The Pursuit of Love (1945)

"Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry" is an aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow.

Love in a Cold Climate (1949)

I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.

The Pursuit of Love (1945)

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