Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.

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You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault,...

If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault,...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering...

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to...

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to...

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.

Writing is the supreme solace.

Writing is the supreme solace.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.

It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.

It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is.

It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

To every lovely lady bright, I wish a gallant faithful knight; To every faithful lover,...

To every lovely lady bright, I wish a gallant faithful knight; To every faithful lover,...

We all mold one another's dreams. We all hold each other's fragile hopes in our...

We all mold one another's dreams. We all hold each other's fragile hopes in our...

And I told myself I was in a trap from which I wanted to escape!...

And I told myself I was in a trap from which I wanted to escape!...