--- title: "4 George Whyte-Melville Quotes - Famous Poet (Katerfelto)" description: "George John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports, and also a poet. He took a break in the mid-1850s to serve as an of..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-whytemelville-38073.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George Whyte-Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-whytemelville-38073.jpg) # George Whyte-Melville (1821–1878) Poet United Kingdom **4** quotes in **32** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George Whyte-Melville was a poet from the United Kingdom, best known for *Katerfelto*. ## Quick Facts About George Whyte-Melville Born June 19, 1821 Died December 5, 1878 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Poet Notable works Katerfelto Spouse Charlotte Bateman-Hanbury ## About George Whyte-Melville George John Whyte-Melville was a Scottish novelist much concerned with field sports, and also a poet. He took a break in the mid-1850s to serve as an officer of Turkish irregular cavalry in the Crimean War. ## Quotes by George Whyte-Melville > [In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whyte-melville/in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-man-must-please-himself/) [George Whyte-Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whyte-melville/) [Advice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/george-whyte-melville-73198_advice_in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-ma_131454.jpg) > [Most men have a sunny spot to which they look back in their existence, as most have an impossible future, to attain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whyte-melville/most-men-have-a-sunny-spot-to-which-they-look-back-in-their-existence/) [George Whyte-Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whyte-melville/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/george-whyte-melville-73198_book_most-men-have-a-sunny-spot-to-which-they_1853160.jpg) > [When you sleep in your cloak there 's no lodging to pay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whyte-melville/when-you-sleep-in-your-cloak-there-s-no-lodging-to-pay/) [George Whyte-Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whyte-melville/) [Cloak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cloak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/george-whyte-melville-73198_cloak_when-you-sleep-in-your-cloak-there-s-no_2259780.jpg) > [Happiness is a rare cosmetic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whyte-melville/happiness-is-a-rare-cosmetic/) [George Whyte-Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whyte-melville/) [Cosmetic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cosmetic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba2/george-whyte-melville-73198_cosmetic_happiness-is-a-rare-cosmetic-3066947_3066947.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-whyte-melville/#itemlist", "name": "George Whyte-Melville Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Whyte-Melville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-whyte-melville/in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-man-must-please-himself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/george-whyte-melville-73198_advice_in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-ma_131454.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/george-whyte-melville-73198_advice_in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-ma_131454.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88a/george-whyte-melville-73198_advice_in-the-choice-of-a-horse-and-a-wife-a-ma_131454.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the choice of a horse and a wife a man must please himself ignoring the opinion and advice of friends.” — George Whyte-Melville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most men have a sunny spot to which they look back in their existence, as most have an impossible future, to attain which all their energies are exerted, and their resources employed. 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