O, what a world of vile ill-favoured faults looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year!

O, what a world of vile ill-favoured faults looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year!

The quote “O, what a world of vile ill-favoured faults looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year!” is from William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice”. In this play, the character Portia speaks these words as she reflects on the power and influence that wealth can have on people’s perceptions of others.