Put even the plainest woman into a beautiful dress and unconsciously she will try to live up to it. Lady Duff-Gordon
English dressmaker (1863 - 1935) Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly. Epictetus
Roman (Greek-born) slave & Stoic philosopher (55 AD - 135 AD) Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. Kin Hubbard
(1868 - 1930) If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer? Steven Wright
US comedian and actor (1955 - ) My candle burns at both ends<br>It will not last the night;<br>But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends -<br>It gives a lovely light. Edna St. Vincent Millay, "A Few Figs from Thistles", 1920
US poet (1892 - 1950) Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be. Clementine Paddleford People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham, "Of Human Bondage", 1915
English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965) It was such a lovely day I thought it was a pity to get up. W. Somerset Maugham, "Our Betters", 1923
English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965) In this life he laughs longest who laughs last. John Masefield, "Window in Bye Street", 1912
English author (1878 - 1967) Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed. Mao Tse-Tung
Chinese Communist politician (1893 - 1976) | 
