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Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.

Cesare Pavese

We commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.
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Commitment Failure Wrong
You don’t remember days, you remember moments.
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Day Moments Remember Yourself
In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.
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Insecurity Man Ready Sacrifice Sick Yourself
But here’s the worst part: the trick to life lies in hiding from those we hold most dear how much they mean to is; if not, we’d lose them.
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Hide Life Lose People Trick Worst
The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.
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Drop End Life Party
There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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Bored Exception Life Mercy
The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.
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Art Believe Live Lying Recognition
Love is desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Love One Liner
There is something indecent in words .
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Decent Word
Life without smoking is like the smoke without the roast.
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Absence Life Smoking
A corpse is what’s left after waking too often.
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Body Death Wake
Don’t mix wine and women.
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One Liner Wine Woman
One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one’s trouble does not make it any better.
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Better Children Oneself Stop Trouble
All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.
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Ambition Origin Sense Sin
The act the act must not be a revenge. It must be a calm, weary renunciation, a closing of accounts, a private, rhythmic deed. The last remark.
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Account Act Private Remark Revenge Yourself
Life is not a search for experience, but for ourselves. Having discovered our own fundamental level we realize that it conforms to our own destiny and we find peace.
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Destiny Discover Experience Life Ourselves Peace Search

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