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It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one’s generation.

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On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.
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Hard Soul Winter
The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
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Distance Imitation Time
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
What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Beautiful True
Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.
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Life Regain Short Wasted Time
If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
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Assurance Court Forever Man Pay Power Ruin Thinking
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
One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
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Drag Genius Mindset Thinking Vulgar
Every true passion thinks only of itself.
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Passion Thinking True
I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.
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Beautiful Fear Herself Love Mindset
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.
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Alone Art Genius Himself Man Water
I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
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Advice Friendship Mad Myself Pay
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
The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world
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Myself Nature People Thinking World
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
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

It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one’s generation.

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