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People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
A blond in a red dress can do without introductions -- but not without a bodyguard.
A blond in a red dress can do without introductions -- but not without a bodyguard.
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant read more
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.
Charm is a product of the unexpected.
Charm is a product of the unexpected.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt read more
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. read more
They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.
