“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
― The World As I See It
― The World As I See It
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“Your success cannot lie in something so tedious as whether you’re liked.”
― How to Catch a Queen
― How to Catch a Queen
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