Physically, a man is a man for a much longer time than a woman is a woman.
HONORE DE BALZACMemories beautify life, but the capacity to forget makes it bearable.
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Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
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A lover teaches a wife all her husband has kept from her.
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Poetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought.
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In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.
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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
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Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
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He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men.
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Women are happy to possess a man whom all women covet.
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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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Women are ever the dupes or the victims of their extreme sensitiveness.
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Life cannot go on without much forgetting.
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Events are never absolute, their outcome depends entirely upon the individual.
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Can you find a man who loves the occupation that provides him with a livelihood? Professions are like marriages; we end by feeling only their inconveniences.
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The boor covers himself, the rich man or the fool adorns himself, and the elegant man gets dressed.
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Great minds always tend to see virtue in misfortune.
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