Much more kissing than is supposed goes by purchase than by favor. All which, probably, will be Greek to the uninitiated. Nevertheless, and at all times, and in all places,
A kiss is like faith: it is "the evidence of things not seen, the substance of things hoped for."
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How appalling the immensity of the results due to the minutest of causes —a burning city from a lighted match; a life-long tragedy from a stolen kiss! In truth,
Fate is often another name for Folly.
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A woman who is afraid of a kiss knows much. Amongst other things, perhaps, that
Kisses, like misfortunes, rarely come singly—and bear many things in their train.
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Despite the varieties of beards and mustachios, never will you hear from your osculatrix the source of her knowledge of that variety.