Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes

I do not look on self-indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character.

Elizabeth Gaskell

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• I do not look on self-indulgent, sensual people as worthy of my hatred; I simply look upon them with contempt for their poorness of character.

  

  Elizabeth Gaskell
  • People
  • Character
  • Self-Indulgent