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Cesare Pavese

The cadence of suffering has begun. Every evening at dusk, my heart constricts until night has come.
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Beginning Heart Night Suffering
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.
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Art Believe Live Lying
I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
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Abandonment Captain Destiny Enough Hard Time Myself
Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only a submission.
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Action Disappear Fall Quiet Submission Suicide
The man of action is not the headstrong fool who rushes into danger with no thought for himself, but the man who puts into practice the things he knows.
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Action Fools Himself Man Practice
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
There is only one pleasure-that of being alive. All the rest is misery.
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Alive Happiness Misery
It’s pointless to cry. One is born and dies alone.
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Alone Born Cry Death Point
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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Luxury Pay World
We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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Care God Love People Religion
Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.
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Himself Strong Weakness Woman
Human imagination is immensely poorer than reality.
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Human Imagination Poor Reality
Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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Born Complete Difference Perfection
Artists are the monks of the bourgeois state.
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Artist Monk State
Great lovers will always be unhappy, because, for them, love is of supreme importance. Consequently they demand of their beloved the same intensity of thought as they have for her, otherwise they feel betrayed.
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Greatness Happiness Important Intensity Love Lover
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

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