Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.
CESARE PAVESEBut the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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But all years are stupid. It’s only when they’re over that they become interesting.
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Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
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We commit two wrongs when we fail to right a wrong.
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Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Don’t mix wine and women.
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What we desire is not to possess a woman, but to be the only one to possess her.
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Idleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.
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The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.
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There is something indecent in words .
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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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There is mercy for everyone, except those who are bored with life.
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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.
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When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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