"Most women are not as young as they are painted."
-Max Beerbohm
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"It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his portrait.“
-Max Beerbohm
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"As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal."
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"There is much to be said for failure. It is much more interesting than success."
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"To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature."
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"There were no temples or shrines among us save those of nature."
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