A sick thought can devour the body’s flesh more than fever or consumption.
GUY DE MAUPASSANTWhatever you want to say, there is only one word to express it, only one verb to give it movement, only one adjective to qualify it.
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Abstinence is the worst form of perversion.
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I love the night passionately. I love it with all my senses: I love to see it, I love to breathe it in, I love to open my ears to its silence, I love my whole body to be caressed by its blackness.
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Broad daylight does not encourage the apprehension of horror.
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Champagne- the wine of kings, the king of wines.
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The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary.
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Anguish of suspense made men even desire the arrival of enemies.
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To avoid each other, their eyes had developed an amazing mobility with all the cunning of enemies fearful of meeting each other head on.
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History, that excitable and unreliable old lady.
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Military men are the scourges of the world.
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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs… of our barbarous ancestors.
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The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.
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The only certainty is death.
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Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.
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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.
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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
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