…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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Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not sinned. Fall at the feet of your idol as you wish, but drag her down to your level after that — the only level she should ever reach, that of your heart.
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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.
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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.
“Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those … Read More
I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society.” “Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in that sense, you rather overrate the charms of your society. I’faith, for one thing, it does seem monstrous ill-dressed for any society, even a new one.
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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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A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate. The hour, some little time before sunset, and the place, the West Barricade, at the very spot where, a decade later, a proud tyrant raised an undying monument to the nation’s glory and his own vanity.
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She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing all the world over, and have done since the world began.
“She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those … Read More
She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him
“She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for … Read More
music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs the mind of the artist, whether creator or executant, to the exclusion of every other consideration outside his own immediate necessities or desires.
“music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs … Read More
Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T’wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine
“Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T’wood serve you better … Read More
A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle.
“A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner … Read More
Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!
“Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!” … Read More
The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.
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Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.
“Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains … Read More
There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.
“There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.” Baroness Orczy
Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.
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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.
“In the chain of my life, there were so many links, … Read More
Now, when their glances met, they understood one another. The power that lay within both their souls had met, and, as it were, clasped hands. They accepted one another’s sacrifice. Hers, mayhap, was the more complete of the two, because for her his absence would mean weary waiting, the dull heartache so terrible to bear.
“Now, when their glances met, they understood one another. The power … Read More
Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.
“Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt … Read More