American - Writer | April 15, 1843 - February 28, 1916
It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.
Henry James
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Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.
YourselfMindJudgeYouEverything
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
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There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.
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The right time is any time that one is still so lucky as to have.
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In museums and palaces we are alternate radicals and conservatives.
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I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them.
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What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?
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There are two kinds of taste, the taste for emotions of surprise and the taste for emotions of recognition.
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A man who pretends to understand women is bad manners. For him to really to understand them is bad morals.
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It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance... and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.
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I adore adverbs; they are the only qualifications I really much respect.
RespectOnlyMuchAdoreReally
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