If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.

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It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

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

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

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to...

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to...

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

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...

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

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 a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the...

It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the...

You can do anything in this world if you are prepares to take the consequences.

You can do anything in this world if you are prepares to take the consequences.

Writing is the supreme solace.

Writing is the supreme solace.

By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has...

By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has...

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our...

A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our...

But to see her was to love her, love but her, and love her forever

But to see her was to love her, love but her, and love her forever

The season of love is the carnival of egoism and it brings a touchstone to...

The season of love is the carnival of egoism and it brings a touchstone to...

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.