--- title: "4 Ward McAllister Quotes - Famous Socialite (Society as I have found it)" description: "Samuel Ward McAllister was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of America, widely accepted as the authority to which families could be c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-ward-mcallister-94529.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ward McAllister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-ward-mcallister-94529.jpg) # Ward McAllister (1827–1895) Socialite **4** quotes in **43** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ward McAllister was a socialite, best known for *Society as I have found it*. ## Quick Facts About Ward McAllister Born January 1, 1827 Died January 1, 1895 Profession Socialite Notable works Society as I have found it ## About Ward McAllister Samuel Ward McAllister was a popular arbiter of social taste in the Gilded Age of America, widely accepted as the authority to which families could be classified as the cream of New York society. His listings were questioned by those excluded from them, and his motivation of self-aggrandizement was noted. ## Quotes by Ward McAllister > [A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-mcallister/a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-happy-nowadays-as-though-he/) [Ward McAllister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-mcallister/) [Dollars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dollars/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/ward-mcallister-69357_dollars_a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-h_8770.jpg) > [A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-mcallister/a-dinner-invitation-once-accepted-is-a-sacred-obligation-if-you-die/) [Ward McAllister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-mcallister/) [Accepted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accepted/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/ward-mcallister-69357_accepted_a-dinner-invitation-once-accepted-is-a-s_650036.jpg) > [The success of the dinner depends as much upon the company as the cook. Discordant elements - people invited alphabetically, or to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-mcallister/the-success-of-the-dinner-depends-as-much-upon-the-company-as-the/) [Ward McAllister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-mcallister/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/ward-mcallister-69357_business_the-success-of-the-dinner-depends-as-muc_2239179.jpg) > [There is but one season of the year when salmon should be served hot at a choice repast; that is in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-mcallister/there-is-but-one-season-of-the-year-when-salmon-should-be-served-hot/) [Ward McAllister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-mcallister/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/ward-mcallister-69357_care_there-is-but-one-season-of-the-year-when_2446261.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ward-mcallister/#itemlist", "name": "Ward McAllister Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ward McAllister" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ward-mcallister/a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-happy-nowadays-as-though-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/ward-mcallister-69357_dollars_a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-h_8770.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/ward-mcallister-69357_dollars_a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-h_8770.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/ward-mcallister-69357_dollars_a-man-with-a-million-dollars-can-be-as-h_8770.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man with a million dollars can be as happy nowadays as though he were rich.” — Ward McAllister", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. 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