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The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else’s.

Cesare Pavese

Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
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Absence Life Smoking
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
Don’t mix wine and women.
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One Liner Wine Woman
It is not that things happen to each of us according to his fate, but that he interprets what has happened, if he has power to do so, according to his sense of his own destiny.
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Action Destiny Fate Himself Reaction
Life is not a search for experience, but for ourselves. Having discovered our own fundamental level we realize that it conforms to our own destiny and we find peace.
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Destiny Discover Experience Life Ourselves Peace Search
A man succeeds in completing a work only when his qualities transcend that work.
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Complete Man Success Transcendence Work
You don’t remember days, you remember moments.
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Day Moments Remember Yourself
There is something indecent in words .
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Decent Word
From someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
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Acceptance Destiny Share Yourself
The problems that agitate one generation are exstinguished for the next, not because they have been solved but because the general lack of interest sweeps them away.
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Generation Interest Problem Solve
When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of.
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Bright Fire Ideas Poetry Production Writing
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
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Drop End Life Party
The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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Forget Life Memories Rich
Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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Occupation Patient Terrible
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
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
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Insecurity Man Ready Sacrifice Sick Yourself

The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else’s.

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The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else’s.

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