The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.

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People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...