Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by

Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous...

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your...

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your...

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...