It is always a mistake to be plain-spoken.

Quote by Gertrude Stein

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A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

A house in the country is not the same as a country house.

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

Name any name and then remember everybody you ever knew who bore that name. Are...

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

Oh, I wish I were a miser; being a miser must be so occupying.

That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is...

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone.

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

Just before she died she asked, What is the answer? No answer came. She laughed...

A diary means yes indeed.

A diary means yes indeed.

Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Generally speaking, everyone is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.

Generally speaking, everyone is more interesting doing nothing than doing anything.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to...

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all....

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all....

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you...

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

I do want to get rich but I never want to do what there is...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just...

A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.

A real failure does not need an excuse. It is an end in itself.