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As a general rule…people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.

Alexandre Dumas

For the happy man prayer is only a jumble of words, until the day when sorrow comes to explain to him the sublime language by means of which he speaks to God.
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Explanation God Happiness Himself Language Man Prayer Talk
If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.
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God Himself Kill Life Live Man
For all evils there are two remedies – time and silence.
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Evil Remedy Silence Time
Great is truth. Fire cannot burn it nor water drown it.
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Burn Fire Greatness Truth Water
We’ll go where the air is pure, where all sounds are soothing, where, no matter how proud one may be, one feels humble and finds oneself small- in short, we’ll go to the sea. I love the sea as one loves a mistress and I long for her when I haven’t seen her for some time
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Finding Humble Oneself Pure Soothing Sound
Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle.
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Battle Creation Destroy Himself Learning Man Perfection
All for one, one for all, that is our device.
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Device Oneself
So much the worse for those who fear wine, for it is because they have some bad thoughts which they are afraid the liquor will extract from their hearts.
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Afraid Alcohol Bad Fear Heart Thinking Worst
Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? – why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections – an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places – which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.
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Breathe Chain Connection Place Present Sadness Time
Misfortune does not help us to believe.
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Believe Deep Misery Misfortune
When a man resolves to avenge himself, he should first of all tear out the heart from his breast.
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Heart Himself Man Resolution
Ah, lips that say one thing, while the heart thinks another.
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Different Heart Lips Oneself Thinking
Your bitter memories still have time to turn into sweet ones.
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Bitter Memories Oneself Sweet Time
Know you not that you are my sun by day, and my star by night? By my faith! I was in deepest darkness till you appeared and illuminated all.
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Appearance Darkness Illumination Sun Yourself
I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.
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Death Hold Life Myself
Love is the most selfish of all the passions.
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Love Passion Selfish

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