No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

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The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

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...

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets...

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.

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.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light...

Smokers, male and female, inject and excuse idleness in their lives every time they light...

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...

Insomnia is an increasing problem. Ive become swayed that sleep disorders are conceivably the most...

Insomnia is an increasing problem. Ive become swayed that sleep disorders are conceivably the most...

Youve got Internet; youve got TV, and especially all these ads, so everybody thinks they...

Youve got Internet; youve got TV, and especially all these ads, so everybody thinks they...