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

Cesare Pavese

There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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Bored Exception Life Mercy
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
A decision, an action, are infallible omens of what we shall do another time, not for any vague, mystic, astrological reason but because they result from an automatic reaction that will repeat itself.
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Action Decision Reaction Repeat Result Time
We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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Care God Love People Religion
But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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Interest Lost Stupidity Time Wisdom
A man is never completely alone in this world. At the worst, he has the company of a boy, a youth, and by and by a grown man – the one he used to be.
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Boy Growth Himself Man Philosophy Wisdom Youth
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
What we desire is not to possess a woman, but to be the only one to possess her.
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Access Desire Oneself Possession Woman Worth
There is something indecent in words .
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Decent Word
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Money Oneself
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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Luxury Pay World
Writing is a fine thing, because it combines the two pleasures of talking to yourself and talking to a crowd.
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Combination Happiness Writing Yourself
You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.
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Life Understand Young Yourself
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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Goodness Thinking Work
Love is the cheapest of religions.
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Cheap Love One Liner Religion
We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
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Rest Right Work

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