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What world lies beyond that stormy sea I do not know, but every ocean has a distant shore, and I shall reach it.

Cesare Pavese

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
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
But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.
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Purpose Reality Service Suffering Truth
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
We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.
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Avoid Freedom Live Ourselves
Not believing in anything is also a religion .
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Believe Religion Wisdom
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
When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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Author Dreams End Yourself
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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Love Man Operation Relationship True Wake Up
We never remember days, only moments.
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Day Moments Remember
It had to happen to you, to concentrate your whole life on one point, and then discover that you can do anything except live at that point.
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Exception Life Live Point Yourself
Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.
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Addition Complication Live Mistake Right Work
Lessons are not given, they are taken.
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Knowledge Lesson Wisdom
Don’t mix wine and women.
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One Liner Wine Woman
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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Enjoyment Life Love Pain

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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