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Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in.

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To seem sorrowful is not in good taste: You’re supposed to seem bored.
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Bored Goodness Sorrow Taste
When you want to court a woman, court her sister first
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Court Herself Sister Woman Yourself
It is better to have a prosaic husband and to take a romantic lover.
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Better Choice Husband Lover Romantic
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
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Clever Fear Foundation Religion Smart
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
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Assurance Court Forever Man Pay Power Ruin Thinking
In love, unlike most other passions, the recollection of what you have had and lost is always better than what you can hope for in the future.
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Better Collection Future Hope Lost Love Passion Yourself
She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?
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Expectation Imitation Oneself
A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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Concern Fools Small Thinking
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Promise
At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight.
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Authority Distance Sight Subject
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
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Happiness Myself Pleasure Time
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
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Acquire Character Oneself Solitude
Every great action is extreme when it is undertaken. Only after it has been accomplished does it seem possible to those creatures of more common stuff.
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Accomplishment Creature Extreme Greatness Possible
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
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Born Degree Hope Love Small

Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in.

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Love is a well from which we can drink only as much as we have put in, and the stars that shine from it are only our eyes looking in.

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