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Quote by Marcel Proust
The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion

The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing. – Marcel Proust

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Words do not change their meanings so drastically in the course of centuries as, in our minds, names do in the course of a year or two. – Marcel Proust

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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor. – Marcus Valerius Martial

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There are charms made only for distance admiration. – Samuel Johnson

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Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest. – Sir Walter Scott

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No one has it who isnt capable of genuinely liking others, at least at the actual moment of meeting and speaking. Charm is always genuine; it may be superficial but it isnt false. – P. D. James

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