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The Virginians Quotes

I would rather make my name than inherit it. - William Makepeace Thackeray (The Virginians Quotes)

I would rather make my name than inherit it.

Source:Chapter XXVI. In which we are at a very Great Distance from Oakhurst
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William Makepeace Thackeray (The Virginians Quotes)
  • Book: The Virginians
  • Writer: William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Genre: Fiction
  • Published: 1859
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