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Ouida, born Mary Catherine Hale, was a renowned 19th-century British novelist. Known for her portrayal of women's emotional lives and romantic adventures, her works have been beloved by readers. Ouida's writing style is unique and elegant, leaving a profound impact on literature.

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“A pipe is a pocket philosopher,--a truer one than Socrates, for it never asks questions. Socrates must have been very tiresome, when one thinks of it.”

Thinking Has Beens Philosophy Asks Philosopher Pockets Pipe Tiresome

Book:Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

Source: Wisdom, Wit and Pathos of Ouida

“The art of pleasing is more based on the art of seeming pleased than people think of, and she disarmed the prejudices of her enemies by the unaffected delight she appeared to take in themselves.”

People Thinking Art Enemy Prejudice Delight Charm Seeming

Book:Friendship, a Story

Source: Friendship, a Story

“We do not want to think. We do not want to hear. We do not care about anything. Only give us a good dinner and plenty of money, and let us outshine our neighbors. There is the Nineteenth Century Gospel.”

Thinking Want Giving Care Century Comfort Dinner Neighbor Plenty Nineteenth Century

Book:Othmar. Friendship. And other stories

Source: Othmar. Friendship. And other stories

“When you talk yourself, you think how witty, how original, how acute you are; but when another does so, you are very apt to think only - What a crib from Rochefoucauld!”

Thinking Doe Originals Witty

Book:Puck: His Vicissitudes, Adventures, Observations, Conclusions, Friendships, and Philosophies

Source: Puck: His Vicissitudes, Adventures, Observations, Conclusions, Friendships, and Philosophies

“A man may be a great statesman, and yet dislike his wife, and like somebody else's. A man may be a great hero, and yet he may have an unseemly passion, or an unpaid tailor. But the British public does not understand this. ... It thinks, unhappily or happily as you may choose to consider, that genius should keep the whole ten commandments. Now, genius is conspicuous for breaking them.”

Thinking Men Should May Doe Whole Passion Wife Genius Hero Ten British Dislike Commandments Statesmen Ten Commandments Tailors Great Hero

Author:Ouida

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1839
Died: January 25, 1908
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 123

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