The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

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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...

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than...

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...

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...

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a...

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

But just as delicate fare does not stop you from craving for saveloys, so tried...

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

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...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

I am going away with him to an unknown country where I shall have no...

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...

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.

You do not notice changes in what is always before you.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

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.

A friendship like love is warm; a love like friendship is steady.

A friendship like love is warm; a love like friendship is steady.

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been,...

The lover in the husband may be lost

The lover in the husband may be lost