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The boredom of married life inevitable destroys love, when love has preceded marriage.

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What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Beautiful True
The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world
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Myself Nature People Thinking World
Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in.
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Drink Eyes Love Ourselves Shine Stardom
I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction,” said Mathilde. “It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
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Bought Death Reality Thinking
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
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Clever Fear Foundation Religion Smart
Man is not free to refuse to do the thing which gives him more pleasure than any other conceivable action.
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Action Freedom Man Pleasure Refusal
Love is like fever; it comes and goes without the will having any part of the process.
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Fever Love Process Willing
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.
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Better Collection Future Hope Lost Love Passion Yourself
I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.
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Crumble Myself Rule See World
To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face.
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Face Himself Love Pity Respect Sight
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
When you want to court a woman, court her sister first
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Court Herself Sister Woman Yourself
Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.
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Happiness Love Power Source
One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.
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Fine Hide Love Man Passion
Who knows whether it is not true that phosphorus and mind are not the same thing?
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Different Known Mindset True
If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
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Character Occasion Thinking Work Yourself

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