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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
When good Americans die they go to Paris.
The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn’t. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.