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Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.

Ada Leverson

A morbid propensity that causes great suffering in domestic life is often curiously infectious to the very person for whom it creates most suffering.
ADA LEVERSON

Causes Curious Domestic Infectious Life Propensity Suffering
an optimist is the man who looks after your eyes, and the pessimist the person who looks after your feet.
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Eye Feet Look Man Optimist Person Pessimist
It is all very well to say that children are happier with mud pies and rag dolls than with these elaborate delights.
ADA LEVERSON

Children Doll Elaborate Giving Happier Pie Rag
People were not charmed with Eglantine because she herself was charming, but because she was charmed.
ADA LEVERSON

Charm Charmed Charming Cheerful Eglantine Herself People
Modesty is a valuable merit … in people who have no other, and the appearance of it is extremely useful to those who have.
ADA LEVERSON

Appearance Extremely Merit Modesty People
There may be something in this theory, but when their amusements are carried to such a point of luxurious and imaginative perfection it certainly gives them great and even unlimited enjoyment at the time.
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Amusement Imagination Luxurious Perfection Point Something Theory
When a passion is not realized … it fades away, or becomes ideal worship–Dante–Petrarch–that sort of thing!
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Believe Fade Ideal Passion Realize Trust Worship
A butler in an English household should, however, be English, and as much like an archbishop as possible.
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Archbishop Butler Country English Household Should
Most people now seem to treasure anything they value in proportion to the extent that it’s followed about and surrounded by the vulgar public.
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Extent Followed People Proportion Treasure Value
It depresses me, since naturally it gives the contrary impression. It can’t be real. It ought to be but it isn’t. If the noisy person meant what he said, he wouldn’t say it.
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Depresses Impression Naturally Ought Person Since
You don’t know a woman until you have had a letter from her.
ADA LEVERSON

Know Letter Read Until Woman
It’s always something to get one’s wish, even if the wish is a failure.
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Always Failure One Requirement Something Wish
Some men are born husbands; they have a passion for domesticity, for a fireside, for a home. Yet, curiously, these men very rarely stay at home. Apparently what they want is to have a place to get away from.
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Domesticity Home Husband Passion
Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.
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Attention Most People Seen Through Visible Vision
She suspected him of infidelity, with and without reason, morning, noon and night.
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Infidelity Morning Night Noon Reson Suspect
All really frank people are amusing, and would remain so if they could remember that other people may sometimes want to be frank and amusing too.
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Happy May People Remain Remember Talking

Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all.

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