I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.

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You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a...

You know very well that unless you're a scientist, it's much more important for a...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

I always divide people into two groups. Those who live by what they know to...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...

I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if...

A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct...

A great number of the disappointments and mishaps of the troubled world are the direct...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

To seduce a woman famous for strict morals, religious fervor and the happiness of her...

It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the...

It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the...

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to...

It isn't necessary to be rich and famous to be happy. It's only necessary to...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

It is the inherent characteristic of the flames to move upward and illuminate the nearby...

It is the inherent characteristic of the flames to move upward and illuminate the nearby...

TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the...

TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the...

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.

By His Grace, His devotees become famous and acclaimed. Joining the Society of the Saints,...

By His Grace, His devotees become famous and acclaimed. Joining the Society of the Saints,...