They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind.

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I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the...

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the...

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

Three hours a day will produce as much as a man ought to write.

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

Poverty, to be picturesque, should be rural. Suburban misery is as hideous as it is...

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the...

I do like a little romance... just a sniff, as I call it, of the...

I ain't a bit ashamed of anything.

I ain't a bit ashamed of anything.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

A fellow oughtn't to let his family property go to pieces.

Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.

Don't let love interfere with your appetite. It never does with mine.

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

My sweetheart is to me more than a coined hemisphere.

My sweetheart is to me more than a coined hemisphere.

Dance with a girl three times, and if you like the light of her eye...

Dance with a girl three times, and if you like the light of her eye...

Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure...

Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure...

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible...

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...

Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can...

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear...

There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear...

When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.

When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.

In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted...

In these days a man is nobody unless his biography is kept so far posted...

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god...

But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god...

A husband is very much like a house or a horse.

A husband is very much like a house or a horse.

It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty...

It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty...