Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

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The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

If in doubt, worry or despair connect with the God light within you, the only...

If in doubt, worry or despair connect with the God light within you, the only...

Your worst day with God will be better than your best day without Him.

Your worst day with God will be better than your best day without Him.

It is easier to be human than to be a human being.

It is easier to be human than to be a human being.

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

All nature is but art, unknown to thee; All chance, direction, which thou canst not...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.