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A dream is a creation of the intelligence, the creator being present but not knowing how it will end.

Cesare Pavese

The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.
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Descend Escape Sound
If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.
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Fear Jealous Light Selfish Travel Yourself
Idleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.
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Activity Time
It’s pointless to cry. One is born and dies alone.
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Alone Born Cry Death Point
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Hands Mouth Ready Willing
Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
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Discussion Logic Philosophy Woman
Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?
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Love Man Operation Relationship True Wake Up
We never remember days, only moments.
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Day Moments Remember
All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.
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Affection Habit Scared
Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
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Absence Life Smoking
Not believing in anything is also a religion .
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Believe Religion Wisdom
Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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Death Furious Health Man Point Yourself
Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
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Death Disturb Repose
The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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Affliction Age Old Reality
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Money Oneself
There is only one pleasure-that of being alive. All the rest is misery.
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Alive Happiness Misery

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