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Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths.

Alexander Pushkin

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The less we show our love to a woman, Or please her less, and neglect our duty, The more we trap and ruin her surely, In the flattering toils of philandery.
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Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife)
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Thus people–so it seems to me– Become good friends from sheer ennui.
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Write for pleasure and publish for money.
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Don’t be sad, don’t be angry, if life deceives you! Submit to your grief – your time for joy will come, believe me.
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