Quote Question......

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I've seen a quote a couple times that I always admired but recently realized I have no idea who said it originally. It goes something like:

"A gentleman should only resort to honest labor to keep himself in cartridges and whiskey."

Anybody know who it's credited to?


DLH

[Mills Morrison]

I don't know who said it, but I sure like it and sure would like to know. Havilah Babcock? Michael McIntosh? Several members of my family lived by that quote, although no publisher would publish them

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I'd say it's British just guessing.

DLH

[Linn Matthews]

Benjamin Franklin? He was known to tipple

[wayne goerres]

Intresting Quote. First time Ive herd it.

[Dean Romig]

Lord Ripon possibly?

[Ed Blake]

Bill "Eightbore" Murphy.

[Bill Murphy]

If from me, it would have to be an old quote. I haven't been guilty of honest labor for many years.

[John Davis]

Perhaps we can attribute this one to Destry himself?

[allen newell]

Peter Capstick

[Jeff Christie]

I don't know who said it, but I sure like it and sure would like to know. Havilah Babcock? Michael McIntosh? Several members of my family lived by that quote, although no publisher would publish them

My bet would be Babcock. I took a class or two from Dr. Babcoack when he was chairman of the English Dept at [B]THE[B] University of South Carolina (not the USC of the left coast) and it would fit right in- trust me. McIntosh is not that original.

[Mills Morrison]

Yes. Babcock is my first choice of the writers I know. I am not as familiar with the British writers.

[mike covington]

Can I have 2 guesses? C.O.B. or Daryl C.

[Dave Noreen]

Sounds like "The Major" from those stories on the back pages of Shooting Sportsman.

[Bill Zachow]

Researcher, I was just going to give the same answer you did when I saw you response. I think you are dead on. Since I have all the Shooting Sportsman mags from volume 1, issue 1, maybe I will do some research. Really miss those stories.

[Jeff Kuss]

I don't think the Major would have lowered himself to labor for even ammo and whiskey!
He would have found an angle to con someone into providing them for free.

[Mills Morrison]

I bet you the quote is in one of Ed Muderlak's books, even if he did not say it himself

[greg conomos]

I always assumed people became writers because they were unable to do any sort of labor, not the other way around.

Speaking of writers, I recently read a quote wherein someone described a eunuch as a person who can tell you how to do it, but they can't actually do it themselves. I guess if you follow that line of reasoning, your average gentleman is a eunuch, eh?