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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant read more
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and read more
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.
Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. read more
Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. - You've Had Your Time, 1990.
When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, read more
When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage read more
Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.
You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a read more
You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
