Who said "I knew how powerful a thing it was to be made a gentleman."?

This quote is attributed to Pip.

I knew how powerful a thing it was to be made a gentleman. - Pip

"I knew how powerful a thing it was to be made a gentleman."

Pip

Character in Great Expectations

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"I am afraid I am a coarse, common boy."

"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home."

"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart."

"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."