Able Quote by P. G. Wodehouse Download Open image “Many a man may look respectable, and yet be able to hide at will behind a spiral staircase.” — P. G. Wodehouse ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Able Behinds Looks May Men Respectable Spiral staircases Spirals Staircases
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So always look for the silver lining And try to find the sunny side of life. — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
Love has had a lot of press-agenting from the oldest times; but there are higher, nobler things than love. — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
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“He was a tubby little chap who looked as if he had been poured into his clothes and forgotten to say 'when'!” — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
Well, you certainly are the most wonderfully woolly baa-lamb that ever stepped. — P. G. Wodehouse Copy Share Image
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