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

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It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Life is a long lesson in humility.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.