Who said “As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got…”?

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Joseph Conrad. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceChance (1913), Part I, Ch. 2

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“As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.”
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Conrad, J. (n.d.). As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5210-as-to-honor-you-know-its-a-very/

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Conrad, Joseph. “As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5210-as-to-honor-you-know-its-a-very/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Conrad, Joseph. “As to honor -- you know -- it's a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasn't theirs.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5210-as-to-honor-you-know-its-a-very/.