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Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the read more
Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.
The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already read more
The aim of a joke is not to degrade the human being, but to remind him that he is already degraded
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all read more
The moment we indulge our affections, the earth is metamorphosed, there is no winter and no night; all tragedies, all ennuis, vanish,--all duties even.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
A joke is a very serious thing
A joke is a very serious thing
A civil servant doesn't make jokes.
A civil servant doesn't make jokes.
You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes read more
You throw a perfectly straight line at the audience and then, right at the end, you curve it. Good jokes do that.
