A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.

Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.

We understood
Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and so read more

We understood
Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought
That one might almost say her body thought.
- Dr. John Donne,

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. read more

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt read more

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.