Elizabeth Bibesco Quotes

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Irony is the hygiene of the mind.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

irony

Our losses should frequently be put on the credit side.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven

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Of all the disguises truth assumes, fact is the most misleading.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

facts

A wise man weaves a philosophy out of each acceptance life forces upon him.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven: Short Stories, Pems, and Aphorisms

philosophy

Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

Giving

The austere principles of tact tell the tongue to keep away from the aching thought.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms

tact

Friendship is a difficult, dangerous job.  It is also (though we rarely admit it) extremely exhausting.
— Elizabeth Bibesco Balloons

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