Pride and reserve are not the only things in life; perhaps … - Ford Madox Ford

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Pride and reserve are not the only things in life; perhaps they are not even the best things. But if they happen to be your particular virtues you will go all to pieces if you let them go.

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Ford Madox Ford (17.12.1873 – 26.06.1939), also known as Ford Madox Hueffer, was a British novelist, essayist, memoirist and publisher.

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Birth Name: Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer

Alternative Names: Ford Hermann Hueffer • Ford Madox Hueffer

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