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Quotation from The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
“It is greed and laziness and selfishness, not hunger or weariness or cold, that take the dignity out of a man, and make him look mean.”
The Princess and Curdie, Chapter 8, Curdie's Mission (Project Gutenberg #709)
Curdie sees his tired father climbing the hill and thinks how grand he looks.
Citation: "It is greed and laziness and selfishness, not hunger or weariness or cold, that take the dignity out of a man, and make him look mean." — George MacDonald, The Princess and Curdie, Chapter 8, Curdie's Mission (Project Gutenberg #709). (id the-princess-and-curdie-q7)
Virtues: Industry
Portrait: The Princess and Curdie, George MacDonald, Public domain.
