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

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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...

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what...

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what...

Writing only leads to more writing.

Writing only leads to more writing.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

A happy childhood is poor preparation for human contacts.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at...

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at...

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.

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...

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...

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...

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

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...

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...

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others...

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

If I can't have too many truffles, I'll do without truffles.

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...

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...