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No good deed goes unpunished.

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The world is a stage and the play is badly cast.

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I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

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The pure and simple truth is, the truth is never pure and simple.

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The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated.

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One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

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What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

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One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.

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I have nothing to declare except my genius.

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Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art

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The English novels are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed. But one should not be too severe on them. They show a want of knowledge t...more

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I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots.

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There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.