I got it from a Spanish peasant's proverb: 'With the rich and mighty, always a little patience.' -I like that.

— Macaulay Connor (James Stewart)

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8 seconds sound clip from the The Philadelphia Story movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:39:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Look, let's get out of here.

- This book, it was just such a complete surprise to me.

- Look, let's walk, shall we? It'll be much more fun.

- Take this, would you? Tell Mr. Kittredge we'll meet him at the pool.

- Yes, Miss Tracy.

- The story called 'With the Rich and Mighty,' I think I like it best.

- I got it from a Spanish peasant's proverb: 'With the rich and mighty, always a little patience.' -I like that.

- What's the matter? A little too rough?

- A little. But I'm used to it.

- Tell me something, will you? When you can do a thing like that book, how can you possibly do anything else?

- Well, you may not believe this, but there are people in this world that must earn their living.

- Of course. But people buy books, don't they?

- Well, not as long as there's a library around.

[...]

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