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The only way to escape the abyss is to look at it, gauge it, sound it out and descend into it.

Cesare Pavese

The man of action is not the headstrong fool who rushes into danger with no thought for himself, but the man who puts into practice the things he knows.
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Action Fools Himself Man Practice
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
Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible.
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Occupation Patient Terrible
We never remember days, only moments.
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Day Moments Remember
What is to come will emerge only after long suffering, long silence.
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Silence Suffering
Death is repose, but the thought of death disturbs all repose.
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Death Disturb Repose
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
A corpse is what’s left after waking too often.
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Body Death Wake
A consoling thought: what matters is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it. Others suffer too; so much so that there is nothing in the world but suffering; the problem is simply to keep a clear conscience.
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Clear Conscience Spirit Suffering Thinking World
We commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.
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Commitment Failure Wrong
There comes a day when, for someone who has persecuted us, we feel only indifference, a weariness at his stupidity. Then we forgive him.
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Day Feeling Forgiveness Himself Stupidity
Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
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Body Hate Spirit
Give me the ready hand rather than the ready tongue.
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Hands Mouth Ready Willing
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
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Money Oneself
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

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