She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him
BARONESS ORCZYTo love, for us men, is to clasp one woman with our arms, feeling that she lives and breathes just as we do, suffers as we do, thinks with us, loves with us, and, above all, sins with us.
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We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops
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A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle.
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I shall return, doubt it not. Such love as ours was not created to remain unfulfilled. Whatever may happen, believe and trust in me, as I shall in you, and keep the remembrance of me in your heart without sadness and without regret.
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…but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and of his own sympathy.
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Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.
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It is only when we are very happy that we can bear to gaze merrily upon the vast and limitless expanse of water, rolling on and on with such persistent, irritating monotony, to the accompaniment of our thoughts, whether grave or gay.
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Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.
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To love, for us men, is to clasp one woman with our arms, feeling that she lives and breathes just as we do, suffers as we do, thinks with us, loves with us, and, above all, sins with us.
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There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.
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Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.
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Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.
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In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.
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Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
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Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!
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Fate is usually swift when she deals a blow.
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