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But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.

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War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon’s proclamations.
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Glory Himself Imagination Noble War
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
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Afford Greatness Lifestyle Mindset Simplicity
I love her beauty, but I fear her mind.
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Beautiful Fear Herself Love Mindset
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 matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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Concern Fools Small Thinking
The difference breeds hatred.
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Breed Difference Hate One Liner
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
It is with blows dealt by public contempt that a husband kills his wife in the nineteenth century; it is by shutting the doors ofall the drawing-rooms in her face.
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Draw Face Husband Kill Public Room Wife
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
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Ability History Invention Qualification
Who knows whether it is not true that phosphorus and mind are not the same thing?
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Different Known Mindset True
I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
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Advice Friendship Mad Myself Pay
I have a bad memory for facts.
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Bad Fact Memories Myself
Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Promise
This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregious of sins. It is one step away from protestantism.
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Courage Examination Myself Religion Sin Thinking
When you want to court a woman, court her sister first
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Court Herself Sister Woman Yourself
Because one has little fear of shocking vanity in Italy, people adopt an intimate tone very quickly and discuss personal things.
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Fear Personal Quick Shock Thing

But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.

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