Victoria donemi Ingiliz roman yazari Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell’in dogum yildonumu (29 Eylul 1810)
'' ‘Zengin ya da fakir olsun, insan insandir degil mi?’
‘Efendim’ dedi Higgins inatci bir tonda, ‘Insandir ya da degildir. Iki dusunce var bu bakis acisini aciklamak icin. Farz edin ki hakikat iki kat kuvvetli olsun, eger ben onu kabul etmiyorsam o hakikat degildir benim icin. Raflarinizdaki su Latince kitaplarda hakikatin yazili oldugunu biliyorum. Ancak orada yazili olan kelimelerin anlamini bilmiyorsam, o sozler benim icin zirvadan oteye gecemez. (.....)’ '' Kuzey ve Guney
" ‘I wanted for to know were the rights o' men, whether they were rich or poor - so be they only were men.’
‘Well, sir,’ said Higgins, rather doggedly; 'it might, or it might not. There's two opinions go to settling that point. But suppose it was truth double strong, it were no truth to me if I couldna take it in. I daresay there's truth in yon Latin book on your shelves; but it's gibberish and not truth to me, unless I know the meaning o' the words. (.....)’ "


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