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The Inimitable Jeeves
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"The Inimitable Jeeves" Quotes

A witty and resourceful valet, Jeeves, consistently rescues his bumbling employer Bertie Wooster from a series of humorous social predicaments.

Quotes

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.

P.G. Wodehouse

lifeapologies

He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom.

P.G. Wodehouse

lifedisappointment

Gussie, a glutton for punishment, stared at himself in the mirror.

P.G. Wodehouse

self-reflection

She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs tight about the hips that season.

P.G. Wodehouse

comfortappearance

To a resolute mind, wishing to do is the first step toward doing. But if we do not wish to do a thing, it becomes impossible.

P.G. Wodehouse

motivationdetermination

I'm not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy it's Shakespeare who says that it's always just when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with the bit of lead piping.

P.G. Wodehouse

fateunfortunate events

I'm not saying she was silly. Most girls are silly. Goodness knows! But you met her at a silly moment.

P.G. Wodehouse

judgmentsilliness

It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.

P.G. Wodehouse

stereotypeshumor