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You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.

Cesare Pavese

The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else’s.
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Continue Ego Live Reason Thinking
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
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
For women, history does not exist. Murasaki, Sappho, and Madame Lafayette might be their own contemporaries.
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Contemporary Existence History Woman
The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
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Forget Life Memories Rich
A love thought: I love you so much that I could wish I had been born your brother, or had brought you into the world myself.
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Born Love Thinking World
The whole problem of life, then, is this: how to break out of one’s own loneliness, how to communicate with others.
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Break Communication Life Lonely Problem
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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Enjoyment Life Love Pain
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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Goodness Thinking Work
I spent the whole evening sitting before a mirror to keep myself company.
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Company Evening Mirror Myself
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
What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.
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Beyond Lying Ocean Reach World
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
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
Will power is only the tensile strength of one’s own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.
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Power Single Strength Willing
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

You’ve got to understand life, understand it when you’re young.

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