~ Only actions give life strength; only moderation gives it charm. ~
~ It's a sort of bloom on a woman. If you have it, you don't need to have anything else; and if you don't have it, it doesn't much matter what else you have. ~
~ Charming people live up to the very edge of their charm, and behave as outrageously as the world lets them. ~
~ There is a sort of charm in ugliness, if the person has some redeeming qualities and is only ugly enough. ~
~ It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. ~
~ There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament. ~
~ Forbidden things have a secret charm. ~
~ The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. ~
~ There are charms made only for distance admiration. ~
~ Things forbidden have a secret charm. ~
~ It's absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious. ~
~ We are all born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society. ~