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Death is as unexpected in his caprice as a courtesan in her disdain; but death is truer – Death has never forsaken any man.

Honore de Balzac

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Everybody all over the world takes a wife’s estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
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Love is perhaps no more than gratitude for pleasure.
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In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
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How can we explain the perpetuity of envy–a vice which yields no return?
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The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.
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It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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