We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.

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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.

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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - gunpowder and romantic love.

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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

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If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.

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An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

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