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The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies.

Cesare Pavese

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.
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Avoid Freedom Live Ourselves
You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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Insult Man Refusal Suffering Yourself
If it is true that one gets used to suffering, how is it that as the years go one always suffers more? No, they are not mad, those people who amuse themselves, enjoy life, travel, make love, fight they are not mad. We should like to do the same ourselves.
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Enjoyment Life Mad Ourselves People Suffering True
It had to happen to you, to concentrate your whole life on one point, and then discover that you can do anything except live at that point.
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Exception Life Live Point Yourself
Woman gives herself as a prize to the weak and as a prop to the strong and no man ever has what he should.
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Himself Strong Weakness Woman
There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.
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Enemy Generosity Man Revenge Yourself
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Hands Mouth Ready Willing
We must never say, even in fun, that we are disheartened, because someone might take us at our word.
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Feeling Heart Ourselves Word
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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Luxury Pay World
Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
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Discussion Logic Philosophy Woman
Human imagination is immensely poorer than reality.
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Human Imagination Poor Reality
You will hear words old and spent and useless like costumes left over from yesterday’s parties.
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Costume Old Party Word Yourself
Not believing in anything is also a religion .
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Believe Religion Wisdom
The real affliction of old age is remorse.
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Affliction Age Old Reality
I spent the whole evening sitting before a mirror to keep myself company.
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Company Evening Mirror Myself
It is not that things happen to each of us according to his fate, but that he interprets what has happened, if he has power to do so, according to his sense of his own destiny.
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Action Destiny Fate Himself Reaction

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