Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of read more

Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

Repentance is not so much remorse for what we have done as the fear of the consequences.

All that glisters is not gold.

All that glisters is not gold.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.

Style is the image of character.

Style is the image of character.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.

Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.

The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and read more

The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it.