Fame has only the span of the day, they say. But to live in the hearts of people-that is worth something.
OuidaThe art of pleasing is more based on the art of seeming pleased than people think of, and she disarmed the prejudices of her enemies by the unaffected delight she appeared to take in themselves.
OuidaCharity in various guises is an intruder the poor see often; but courtesy and delicacy are visitants with which they are seldom honored.
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