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reflection in dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned. It has its divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes of those that have it."
"People say sometimes that Beauty is only superficial. That may be so. But at least it is not so superficial as thought. Besides, it is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."
"Yes, Mr. Gray, the gods have been good to you. But what the gods give, they quickly take away. You have only a few years really in which to live. When your youth goes, your yo beauty will go with it, and then you will suddenly discover that there are no triumphs left for you, and have to content yourself with those mean triumphs that the memory of your past will make worse than defeats. Every month as it panes brings you nearer to something dreadful. Time is jealous of you, and wars against your lilies and your roses. You will become sallow, and hollow-cheeked, and dull eyed. You will suffer horribly."
"Realise your youth, while you have it. Don't squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant,
