Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

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I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

You must not pity me because my sixtieth year finds me still astonished. To be...

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

And what a delight it is to make friends with someone you have despised.

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of...

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I...

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade...

A pretty little collection of weaknesses and a terror of spiders are our indispensable stock-in-trade...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in...

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

In its early stages, insomnia is almost an oasis in which those who have to...

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

There is no need to waste pity on young girls who are having their moments...

So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.

So what are we given? We're also given, my generation, the disillusionment of our parents.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.

The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.