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Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.

Emile Zola

It is not I who am strong, it is reason, it is truth.
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Reason Strong Truth
These young people naturally grow up with ideas different from ours, for they are born for times when we shall no longer be here
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Growth Ideas People Time Young
Classical education has deformed everything, and has imposed upon us as geniuses men of correct, facile talent, who follow the beaten track.
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Class Correct Education Genius Talent Track
The camembert with its venison scent defeats the Marolles and Limbourg dull smells; It spreads its exhalation, smothering the other scents under its surprising breath abundance.
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Abundance Breathe Defeat Scent Surprise
If you shut up truth, and bury it underground, it will but grow.
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Growth Shut Truth Yourself
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
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Ability Artist Gift Hard Work Talent
What will be the death of me are buillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities.
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Death Food Load Myself Quantity
In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.
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Photography View Yourself
Violence has never prospered, you can’t remake the world in a day. Anyone who promises to change everything for you all at once is either a fool or a rogue!
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Change Fools Promise Violence World
Through the centuries, the history of peoples is but a lesson in mutual tolerance.
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History Lesson People Time Tolerance
I have but one passion: to enlighten those who have been kept in the dark, in the name of humanity which has suffered so much and is entitled to happiness. My fiery protest is simply the cry of my very soul.
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Cry Darkness Enlightenment Humanity Myself Passion Soul Suffering
The conclusion does not belong to the artist.
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Artist Conclusion
Sin ought to be something exquisite, my dear boy.
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Boy Exquisite Myself Sin
When you have a sorrow that is too great it leaves no room for any other.
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Greatness Leaving Sorrow
In love as in speculation there is much filth; in love also, people think only of their own gratification; yet without love there would be no life, and the world would come to an end.
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End Gratitude Life Love People Thinking World
There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman.
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Artist Man Nurtue Poet Talent

Perfection is such a nuisance that I often regret having cured myself of using tobacco.

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