There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents. Thomas Jefferson talent virtue
— ... Aristocracy don't believe in forgiveness. — Neither do the Shelbys. Peaky Blinders Season 3 Episode 1 Ruben Oliver Aunt Polly Gray forgiveness
Breeding, same as in race horses. It's in the blood. Trading places Mortimer Duke superiority genes advantage
Gentility without ability is worse than plain beggary. English proverbs and sayings human, people money
I think he equates being business-like with being mean. Or worse, middle-class like me. About Lord Grantham Downton Abbey Season 3 Episode 5 Matthew Crawley business evil associations Ironic Quotes
Aristocracy — government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so is that kind of government.) Fellows that wear downy hats and clean shirts — guilty of education and suspected of bank accounts. Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary governance education human, people Ironic Quotes