it is a principle of his that no man who was not a true gentleman at h…

Charles Dickens
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it is a principle of his that no man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was, since the world began, a true gentleman in manner. He says, no varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself. ✨ Charles Dickens (2016). British Classics: Great Expectations, p.148, The Planet
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