All decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respecta…

Hector Hugh Munro
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All decent people live beyond their incomes; those who aren't respectable live beyond other people's; a few gifted individuals manage to do both. ✨ Saki, Hector Hugh Munro (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Saki (Illustrated), p.392, Delphi Classics
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