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Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?

Cesare Pavese

One must look for one thing only, to find many.
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Finding Oneself Search
There is something indecent in words .
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Decent Word
I thought of how many places there are in the world that belong in this way to someone, who has it in his blood beyond anyone else’s understanding.
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Blood Myself Place Thinking Understand World
You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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Insult Man Refusal Suffering Yourself
We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
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Rest Right Work
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
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Luxury Pay World
Because, to despise money, one must have plenty of it.
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Money Oneself
Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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Death Furious Health Man Point Yourself
Misfortunes cannot suffice to make a fool into an intelligent man.
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Enough Fools Fortune Intelligence Man
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
We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.
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Goodness Thinking Work
Perfect behaviour is born of complete indifference.
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Born Complete Difference Perfection
Idleness makes hours pass slowly and years swiftly. Activity makes the hours short and the years long.
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Activity Time
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
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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Descend Escape Sound
Love is desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Love One Liner

Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?

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Why does a man who is truly in love insist that this relationship must continue and be “lifelong”? Because life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic. Who would want to wake up halfway through an operation?

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