Nothing is so conductive to a man's greatness as the continuance of his ancestors' prosperity, a belief in his 'better blood'Narrator
The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be oneNarrator
Not only did the number of horses' tails unknown to him far exceed the census of his acquaintanceship, but he couldn't start to go to the post-office without getting into a conversation with two or three teams'George Miniature Amberson
In the beginning, as a very young man, Uncle Jack had take 'advantage of being born in a time when a valuable patent could be had for a song', and the song he sang was 'Patent Chilled Plow.'Narrator
Lucy seemed always to give him pleasure, whether she pained his ears with sharp reminders of his ungainliness, or was sweet to himNarrator describing George
You mustn't expect old heads upon young shoulders, nor the young to behave like the vanished oldIsabel Amberson
Get a horse! Everybody scorns the automobile when it has just come on. That's why we'll soon all have 'emEugene Morgan
The public is like a woman; if you say a few words to it at the right time, it hardly ever lasts all dayGeorge Miniature Amberson
A fellow thinks things look blue, prob'ly they're rosy for himNarrator
They may bring a farthing or empower an empire, build up or tear down, save a soul or corrupt a city; and yet they are wordsNarrator