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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.

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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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Call Limitation Public Wisdom
Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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Acceptance Rejection Youth
Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Deep Mirror One Liner Reflection Thinking
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
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Animal Cat Enjoyment Home Love Myself Soul Visible
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Believe Explanation Luck
The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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Force Habit Learning Object Place Poet Position Soul Tragedy Visible World
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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Beautiful Clothes Sex
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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Image Mirror Reflection
There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Deep Evidence Love Philosophy
I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.
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Deep Difference History Illusion Myth Mythology Perspective Reality Truth
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
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Himself Poet Rose True
Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
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Count Earth Moment
Not only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
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Acceptance Deserve Oneself Reward Yourself
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Fight Humor Intuition Mad Worst
Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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Beautiful Myself See Talk Woman

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