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When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.

When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.

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The lower one's vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.

The lower one's vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Sensitivity Quotes,
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To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other read more

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Vanity Quotes,
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Nobody ever died of laughter.

Nobody ever died of laughter.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Humor Quotes,
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I know of no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or read more

I know of no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him.

by Max Beerbohm Found in: Affliction Quotes,
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