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(1888—1939)

U.S. journalist

Men build bridges and throw railroads across deserts, and yet they contend successfully that the job of sewing on a button is beyond them.

(1799—1850), French novelist

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

(1799—1850), French novelist

He who can govern a woman can govern a nation.

(1799—1850), French novelist

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

(1899—1957)

U.S. actor

Nothing beats making love. It's the most fun you can have without laughing.

A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be thought.

A pious man is one who would be an atheist if the king were.

A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.

A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.