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Wilkie Collins Quotes

Wilkie Collins quotes about men

English Novelist January 8, 1824 – September 23, 1889

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Wilkie Collins quote: "The best men are not consistent in good-- why should the worst..."
The best men are not consistent in good-- why should the worst men be consistent in evil. Wilkie Collins
Men, being accustomed to act on reflection themselves, are a great deal too apt to believe that women act on reflection, too. Women do nothing of the sort. They act on impulse; and, in nine cases out of ten, they are heartily sorry for it afterward. Wilkie Collins
No woman can resist admiration and presents--especially presents, provided they happen to be just the thing she wants. He was sharp enough to know that--most men are. Naturally he wanted something in return--all men do Wilkie Collins
There are three things that none of the young men of the present generation can do. They can't sit over their wine; they can't play at wist; and they can't pay a lady a compliment. Wilkie Collins

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