Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

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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...

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.

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...

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

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.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at...

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at...

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...

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...

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.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

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...

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 do not notice changes in what is always before you.

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.

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

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

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

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

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