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loss men choices
Men are such dupes by choice, that he who would impose upon others never need be at a loss to find ready victims.
soul sorrow slumber
Genuine sorrows are very tranquil in appearance in the deep bed they have dug for themselves. But, seeming to slumber, they corrode the soul like that frightful acid which penetrates crystal.
novelty deceptive delightful
Novelty is both delightful and deceptive.
mother husband father
In a husband there is only a man; in a married woman there is a man, a father, and mother, and a woman.
dog reading doe
He's got his dog trained so that it only does it on newspapers. The trouble is it does it when he's reading the blasted things.
flames fire genius
Talent is a flame, but genius is a fire.
writing talent particular
When one has no particular talent for anything, one takes to the pen.
jesus police enemy
The Police and the Society of Jesus posses in common the virtue of never forsaking their enemies as friends.
reality imagination details
Imagination helps bring out the realism of every detail and only sees the beauties of the work.
fall heart years
There are no little events with the heart. It magnifies everything; it places in the same scales the fall of an empire of fourteen years and the dropping of a woman's glove, and almost always the glove weighs more than the empire.
fashion men fool
The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
loyalty winning victory
Loyalty in time of need is possibly one of the noblest of victories a courtier can win over himself.
marriage husband genius
A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
cat wine oil
Pure herring oil is the port wine of English cats