I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough

There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.