Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

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I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

Kissing don't last: cookery do!

Kissing don't last: cookery do!

And if I drink oblivion of a day, So shorten I the stature of my...

And if I drink oblivion of a day, So shorten I the stature of my...

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our...

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

Who rises from prayer a better man, his prayer is answered.

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

There is nothing the body suffers the soul may not profit by.

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

She poured a little social sewage into his ears.

She poured a little social sewage into his ears.

Speech is the small change of silence.

Speech is the small change of silence.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

The most dire disaster in love is the death of imagination.

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

A human act once set in motion flows on forever to the great account. Our...

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Bring the army of the faithful through.

Each one of an affectionate couple may be willing, as we say, to die for...

Each one of an affectionate couple may be willing, as we say, to die for...

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

Cynicism is intellectual dandyism.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.

I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man.