A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward. |
The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique. |
That one woman is capable of loving another is an historical truth; but never yet lived one who could not listen to her own praises at the expense of her adored friend. |
The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh. |
To know one's self is wisdom, but not to know one's neighbors is genius. |
A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul. |
Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift. |
To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction. |
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt. |
Man proposes, woman forecloses. |
A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion. |
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills. |
When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird. |
The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it. |
There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering. |
Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him. |
Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty. |
Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast. |