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A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power. - [Wit] Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose. - [Winning] Cultivated men and women who do not skim the cream of life, and are attached to the duties, yet escape the harder blows, make acute and balanced observers. - [Cultivation] Cynicism is intellectual dandyism. - [Cynicism] Among the Diaries beginning with the second quarter of our century, there is frequent mention of a lady then becoming famous for her beauty and her wit: "an unusual combination," in the deliberate syllables of one of the writers, who is, however, not disposed to personal irony when speaking of her. - Diana of the Crossways [Books (First Lines)] I expect that woman will be the last thing civilized by man. - The Ordeal of Richard Feveral (first page) [Women] "Spiral!" the memorable Lady terms Our mind's ascent. - The World's Advance, in notes to Meredith's "Poetical Works", G.M. Trevelyan says the Lady is Mrs. Browning [Progress]
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