There may have been disillusionments in the lives of the medieval saints, but they would scarcely have been better pleased if they could have foreseen that their names would be associated nowadays chiefly with racehorses and the cheaper clarets.
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This quote is just one of 10 total Saki quotes in our collection. Saki is known for saying 'There may have been disillusionments in the lives of the medieval saints, but they would scarcely have been better pleased if they could have foreseen that their names would be associated nowadays chiefly with racehorses and the cheaper clarets.' as well as some of the following quotes.
It is one of the consolations of middle-aged reformers that the good they inculcate must live after them if it is to live at all.
This quote is just one of 10 total Saki quotes in our collection. Saki is known for saying 'There may have been disillusionments in the lives of the medieval saints, but they would scarcely have been better pleased if they could have foreseen that their names would be associated nowadays chiefly with racehorses and the cheaper clarets.' as well as some of the following quotes.