"There are some people upon whom their..." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld
There are some people upon whom their very faults and failings sit gracefully; and there are others whose very excellencies and accomplishments do not become them.
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“Madmen and fools see everything through the medium of humor.”
“Satire is at once the most agreeable and most dangerous of mental qualities. It always pleases when it is refined, but we always fear those who use it too much; yet satire should be allowed when unmixed with spite, and when the person satirized can join in the satire.”
“We give advice, we do not inspire conduct.”
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“For me, there are two kinds of women - goddesses and doormats.”
“The concept of time shuts off eternity.”
“I don't like to see things on purpose. I like them to soak in. A friend . . . asked me to go to the top of the Empire State Building once, and I told him that he shouldn't treat New York as a sight-it's feeling, an emotional experience. And the same with every place else.”