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Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert.

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A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
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Born Degree Hope Love Small
Why not make an end of it all? My life is a succession of griefs and bitter feelings. What is death? A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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End Feeling Fools Grief Life Myself Success
Far less envy in America than in France.
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Feeling Jealous Place
It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.
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Coward Enlightenment Heart Ourselves Reading
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
Signs cannot be represented, in a spy’s report, so damningly as words.
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Report Representation Word
Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.
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Art Escape Logic Science
Women prefer emotions to reasoning.
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Emotion Preference Reason Woman
I see but one rule: to be clear.
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Clear Rule See
There is no such thing as “natural law”: this expression is nothing but old nonsense… Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.
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Cold Hungry Law Natural Need Strength Suffering
Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who is surrounded by flatterers since birth.
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Birth Man Pride Rich Surround Wound Young
Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.
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Life Ourselves Perspective Wrong
People happy in love have an air of intensity.
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Happiness Intensity Love People
I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
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Action Crystal Discover Event Mindset
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
Every true passion thinks only of itself.
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Passion Thinking True

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