Ada Leverson
Ada Leverson
Ada Esther Leversonwas a British writer who is known for her friendship with Oscar Wilde and for her work as a witty novelist of the fin-de-siècle...
fog hypocrisy romance
Fog and hypocrisy - that is to say, shadow, convention, decency - these were the very things that lent to London its poetry and romance.
letter received until woman women
You don't know a woman until you have received a letter from her.
letter until woman
You don't know a woman until you have a letter from her
morning night infidelity
She suspected him of infidelity, with and without reason, morning, noon and night.
sarcastic people said
She could carry off anything; and some people said that she did.
men thinking wife
Many women I know think the ideal of happiness is to be in love with a great man, or to be the wife of a great public success; to share his triumph! They forget you share the man as well!
people treasure proportion
Most people now seem to treasure anything they value in proportion to the extent that it's followed about and surrounded by the vulgar public.
people attention
Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.
people charming charm
People were not charmed with Eglantine because she herself was charming, but because she was charmed.
england should butlers
A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.
envy merit recognition
envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.
men waiting he-man
Everything comes to the man who won't wait.
people merit modesty
Modesty is a valuable merit ... in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have ...
eye men feet
an optimist is the man who looks after your eyes, and the pessimist the person who looks after your feet.