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The social laurel rests pleasantly on many a noble brow." "True," said Xanthippe. "But when a man gets a pile of Christmas wreaths a mile high on his head, he begins to wonder what they will bring on the market. An occasional wreath is very nice, but by the ton they are apt to weigh on his mind. Up to a certain point notoriety is like a woman, and a man is apt to love it; but when it becomes exacting, demanding instead of permitting itself to be courted, it loses its charm." THE SOCIAL LAUREL RESTS PLEASANTLY ON MANY A NOBLE BROW TRUE SAID SAN FIHIPPY BUT WHEN A MAN GETS A PILE OF CHRISTMAS WREATHS A MILE HIGH ON HIS HEAD HE BEGINS TO WONDER WHAT THEY'LL BRING ON THE MARKET AN OCCASIONAL WREATH IS VERY NICE BUT BY THE TONGUE THEY ARE APT TO WEIGH ON HIS MIND UP TO A CERTAIN POINT NOTORIETY IS LIKE A WOMAN AND A MAN IS APT TO LOVE IT BUT WHEN IT BECOMES EXACTING DEMANDING INSTEAD OF PERMITTING ITSELF TO BE COURTED IT LOSES ITS CHARM
ecent excuse for refusing.” “Did he do that?” cried Elizabeth, with a roar of laughter. “So the cyclopædias say. It’s a good plan, too,” said Xanthippe. “Though Socrates never had to do it. When I got the notion Socrates was going out too much, I used to hide his dress clothes. Then there was the case of Rubens. He gave a Carbon Talk at the Sforza’s Thursday Night Club, merely to oblige Madame Sforza, and three weeks later discovered that she had sold his pictures to pay for her gown! You people simply run it into the ground. You kill the goose that when taken at the flood leads on to fortune. It advertises you, does the lion no good, and he is expected to be satisfied with confectionery, material and theoretical. If they are getting tired of candy and compliments, it’s because you have forced too much of it upon them.” “They like it, just the same,” retorted Récamier. “A genius likes nothing better than the sound of his own voice, when he feels that it is falling on aristocratic ears. VITED OUT AND COULDN'T SCARE UP A DECENT EXCUSE FOR REFUSING DID HE DO THAT CRIED ELIZABETH WITH A ROAR OF LAUGHTER SO THAT CYCLOPAEDIAS SAY IT'S A GOOD PLAN TOO SAID SANTHIPY THOUGH SOCRATES NEVER HAD TO DO IT WHEN I GOT THE NOTION SOCRATES WAS GOING OUT TOO MUCH I USED TO HIDE HIS DRESS CLOTHES THEN THERE WAS THE CASE OF REUBEN'S HE GAVE A CARBON TALK AT THE SFORZO'S THURSDAY NIGHT CLUB MERELY TO OBLIGE MADAME SFORZO AND THREE WEEKS LATER DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD SOLD HIS PICTURES TO PAY FOR HER GOWN YOU PEOPLE SIMPLY RUN IT INTO THE GROUND YOU KILL THE GOOSE THAT WHEN TAKEN AT THE FLOOD LEADS ON TO FORTUNE IT ADVERTISES YOU DOES THE LION NO GOOD AND HE IS EXPECTED TO BE SATISFIED WITH CONFECTIONERY MATERIAL AND THEORETICAL IF THEY ARE GETTING TIRED OF CANDY AND COMPLIMENTS IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE FORCED TOO MUCH OF IT UPON THEM THEY LIKE IT JUST THE SAME RETORTED RICAMIER A GENIUS LIKES NOTHING BETTER THAN THE SOUND OF HIS OWN VOICE WHEN HE FEELS THAT IT IS FALLING ON ARISTOCRATIC EARS
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