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Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.
Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.
Think not I am what I appear.
Think not I am what I appear.
Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no
knight.
Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no
knight.
The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]
The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]
Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of read more
Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.
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.
UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting read more
It embarrasses me to think of all those years I was buying silk suits and alligator shoes that were hurting my feet; cars that I just parked, and the dust would just build up on them.
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a read more
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.