He had read Shakespeare and found him weak in chemistry.

H.G. Wells

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Topic

Judging others

Author

H.G. Wells

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Wells, H. G. "Lord of the Dynamos." Pall Mall Budget, 6 Sept. 1894.

Current Citation

Wells, H. G. "Lord of the Dynamos." Selected Stories of H. G. Wells, edited by Ursula K. Le Guin. Modern Library, 2004.

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In order to gain and to hold the esteem of men it is not sufficient merely to possess wealth or power. The wealth or power must be put in evidence, for esteem is awarded only on evidence.

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Thorstein Veblen
Source
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Genre
Sociology Economic literature
Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Veblen, Thorstein. The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study in the Evolution of Institutions. Macmillan, 1899, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Veblen, Thorstein. The Theory of the Leisure Class, edited by Martha Banta. Oxford University Press, 2009, ch. 3.