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"That is Socratic in its wisdom," smiled Portia. "But Xanthippic in its origin," returned Xanthippe. "No man ever gave me my ideas." THAT IS SOCRATIC IN ITS WISDOM SMILED PORTIA BUT ZANTHIPIC IN ITS ORIGIN RETURNED ZANTHIPY NO MAN EVER GAVE ME MY IDEAS
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. 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.” AD 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 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
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