Old women should not seek to be perfumed. - Archilochus

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Insofar as he'd formed any opinion of her, it was that she suffered from misplaced gentility and the mistaken belief that etiquette meant good breeding. She mistook mannerisms for manners.

Archilochus

Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

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Be brave, my heart. Plant your feet and square your shoulders to the enemy. Meet him among the man-killing spears. Hold your ground. In victory, do not brag; in defeat, do not weep.

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Take the joy and bear the sorrow, looking past your hopes and fears: learn to recognize the measured dance that orders all our years.

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