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All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.

Cesare Pavese

To avenge a wrong done to you, is to rob yourself of the comfort of crying out against the injustice of it.
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Comfortable Cry Injustice Wrong Yourself
All our “most sacred affections ” are merely prosaic habit.
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Affection Habit Scared
Things are revealed through the memories we have of them. Remembering a thing means seeing it only then for the first time.
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Memories Remember Reveal Time
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
A dream is a creation of the intelligence, the creator being present but not knowing how it will end.
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Creation Dreams End Intelligence Present
No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
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Goodness Reason Suicide
From someone who doesn’t want to share your destiny, you should neither accept a cigarette.
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Acceptance Destiny Share Yourself
Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.
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Enjoyment Life Love Pain
Not believing in anything is also a religion .
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Believe Religion Wisdom
You cannot insult a man more atrociously than by refusing to believe he is suffering .
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Insult Man Refusal Suffering 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
Nowadays, suicide is just a way of disappearing. It is carried out timidly, quietly, and falls flat. It is no longer an action, only a submission.
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Action Disappear Fall Quiet Submission Suicide
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
Suicides are timid murderers. Masochism instead of Sadism.
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Character Nature Suicide
When you dream, you are an author, but you do not know how it will end.
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Author Dreams End Yourself
We care so little of other people than even Christianity urges us to do good for the love of God.
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Care God Love People Religion

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