I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed.

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

What luck for the rulers that men do not think.

What luck for the rulers that men do not think.

Those who focus their consciousness on the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled and famous.

Those who focus their consciousness on the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled and famous.

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect,...

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or...

Comedy has to be done en clair. You can't blunt the edge of wit or...

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...

The childhood shows the man, / As morning shows the day. Be famous then /...

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

The usefulness of madmen is famous: they demonstrate society's logic flagrantly carried out down to...

The usefulness of madmen is famous: they demonstrate society's logic flagrantly carried out down to...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...

If you look deep enough you will see music; the heart of nature being everywhere...