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He longed to make a mark, or, to express it more vulgarly, cut a figure. Now, fortunately or unfortunately, the number of figures which can be cut in the world is practically unlimited; the only difficulty is to cut precisely the kind of figure one would wish.

— John Oliver Hobbes The Sinner's Comedy (1892)

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What a man has done bores everybody, but what he is going to do is always delightful.

The Wisdom of the Wise (1900)

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives and create a monster which they call Destiny.

The Sinner's Comedy (1892)

People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

Love and the Soul Hunters (1902)

Disappointments—like fate and love—will not bear to be too much talked about.

The Ambassador (1898)

To love is to know the sacrifices which eternity exacts from life.

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