Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

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She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

He could not see a belt without hitting below it.

He could not see a belt without hitting below it.

Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.

Lord Birkenhead is very clever but sometimes his brains go to his head.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept...

Jean Harlow [Hollywood's sexy actress] kept calling Margot Asquith by her first name, or kept...

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

She tells enough white lies to ice a wedding cake.

He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.

He has a brilliant mind until he makes it up.

The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.

The capacity to suffer varies more than anything that I have observed in human nature.

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the...

From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the...

His modesty amounts to deformity.

His modesty amounts to deformity.

He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

He's very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and if you think you are...

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and if you think you are...

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and if you think you are...

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and if you think you are...

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant...

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant...

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears

When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

The art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in...

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early...