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Woman is closer to angels than man because she knows how to mingle an infinite tenderness with the most absolute compassion.

Honore de Balzac

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God is the poet; men are but the actors. The great dramas of earth were written in heaven.
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There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.
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True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.
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