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Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.

Baroness Orczy

A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle.
BARONESS ORCZY

Heart Owners Problem
When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, and to speak to us of hopelessness and of the pettiness of all our joys.
BARONESS ORCZY

Echoes Gay Sadness
Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.
BARONESS ORCZY

Charity Judging Littles
Fate is usually swift when she deals a blow.
BARONESS ORCZY

Blow Deal Fate
Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.
BARONESS ORCZY

Cuff Hardly Look State
Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.
BARONESS ORCZY

Brain May Titles
Virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when it is crushed.
BARONESS ORCZY

Crushed Fragrant Virtue
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.
BARONESS ORCZY

Believe Heart Regret
The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
BARONESS ORCZY

Ends Night Sadness
Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!
BARONESS ORCZY

Men Odd Ties
We must prove to the world that we are all nincompoops
BARONESS ORCZY

Nincrompoops Prove World
Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
BARONESS ORCZY

Hope Journey Worst Moments
When will you give up these mad adventures, and leave others to fight their own battles and to save their own lives as best they may?’ When your ladyship has ceased to be the most admired woman in Europe, namely, when I am in my grave.
BARONESS ORCZY

Adventure Fighting Giving Up
Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T’wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine
BARONESS ORCZY

Betrayed Guillotine Wood
She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him
BARONESS ORCZY

Assume Contempt Fact Matter Misunderstood
In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.
BARONESS ORCZY

Chains Destiny Links

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