Lisle de Vaux Matthewman

“ A woman is not a woman merely by reason of her sex, any more than an angel is of necessity an angel of light.
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We are quite able, while hating sin, to pity and be charitable to the sinner—when we happen to be the sinner concerned.
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The commonly accepted idea that a woman of beauty is of necessity lacking in mental qualities, must have originated in the head of some woman who possessed neither.
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The Devil is not as black as he is painted. In fact, he is more like us than we care to admit. ”

“ He usually wants one thing in particular—just that one which he never gets, no matter how long he waits.
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When a man has drained the dregs of the bitterness of life, hope and fear no longer exist in him, only indifference which produces stupefaction. ”

“ Never compliment a woman and you will earn her undying enmity. Respect is rarely appreciated by her; but compliments are always at a premium, even counterfeits being accepted as greedily as the real.
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When we grow old we walk unfeelingly over that which we, in our youth, madly chased.
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The biggest fool is the one who thinks he can fool others with impunity without them knowing and resenting it. ”

“ We always know what we should do under certain circumstances, but unfortunately we never find circumstances arranged so as to suit what we do.
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An over sensitive conscience is simply the evidence of spiritual dyspepsia. The man who has it is no better than his fellows. ”

“ A camel may not be able to pass through the eye of a needle, but that does not deter many a lobster from trying to do so.
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The man who sees things as they are is regarded as a madman, just as those were formerly looked upon who maintained that the earth was round. The average man sees things as they seem to be. ”

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The kisses of an enemy are deceitful, but not as deceitful as the advice of the friend who is always counseling you for your own good.
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The best and the worst in man respond only to woman’s touch—unfortunately for man.
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Men reason; women do not. Woman has no logic, and judging from the use it is to man, is better off without it. ”