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Love, according to our contemporary poets, is a privilege which two beings confer upon one another, whereby they may mutually cause one another much sorrow over absolutely nothing.

Honore de Balzac

It is quite right what they say: the three most beautiful sights in the world are a ship in full sail, a galloping horse, and a woman dancing.
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Dance Quite Right Woman
The man as he converses is the lover; silent, he is the husband.
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Himself Husband Lover Man Silence
Our worst misfortunes never happen, and most miseries lie in anticipation.
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Lying Misery Misfortune Worst
In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.
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Children Family Intimate Life Moments Parents Willing
To live in the presence of great truths and eternal laws, to be led by permanent ideals – that is what keeps a man patient when the world ignores him, and calm and unspoiled when the world praises him.
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Forever Greatness Ideal Live Praise Presence World
Love, according to our contemporary poets, is a privilege which two beings confer upon one another, whereby they may mutually cause one another much sorrow over absolutely nothing.
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Love Mutual Poet Privilege Sorrow
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.
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Doubt Power Yourself
Liberty begets anarchy, anarchy leads to despotism, and despotism brings about liberty once again. Millions of human beings have perished without being able to make any of these systems triumph.
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Human Leadership Liberty Lost System Win
Many people claim coffee inspires them, but, as everybody knows, coffee only makes boring people even more boring.
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Boredom Coffee People
People who are in love suspect nothing or everything.
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Love People Suspect
Marriage must incessantly contend with a monster that devours everything: familiarity.
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Familiar Marriage Monster Similar
Women see everything or nothing according to the inclination of their hearts. Love is their sole light.
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Heart Light Love See Woman
Everybody all over the world takes a wife’s estimate into account in forming an opinion of a man.
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Account Estimate Form Man Opinion Wife World
A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.
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Face Man Open Sailor Sea Woman
A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.
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Creation Genius Husband Marriage Woman
I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you, I caress you, a thousand of the most amorous caresses take possession of me.
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Carry Imagination Kiss Myself Possession Thinking

Love, according to our contemporary poets, is a privilege which two beings confer upon one another, whereby they may mutually cause one another much sorrow over absolutely nothing.

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Love, according to our contemporary poets, is a privilege which two beings confer upon one another, whereby they may mutually cause one another much sorrow over absolutely nothing.

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