Ocupation: Writer
Life: February 7, 1812 - June 9, 1870
Birthday: February 7
Death: June 9
it is a principle of his that no man who was not a true gentleman at heart, ever was, since the world began, a true gentleman in manner. He says, no varnish can hide the grain of the wood; and that the more varnish you put on, the more the grain will express itself.
source: Charles Dickens (2016). “British Classics: Great Expectations”, p.148, The Planet
topic: Heart, Men, Expectations, True Gentleman, Great Expectations Important