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In our calling, we have to choose; we must make our fortune either in this world or in the next, there is no middle way.

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A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
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Born Degree Hope Love Small
One of the traits of genius is not to drag its thought through the rut worn by vulgar minds.
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Drag Genius Mindset Thinking Vulgar
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
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Himself Interest Opinion Persuade Shepherd Try
There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Style Vision
I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction,” said Mathilde. “It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
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Bought Death Reality Thinking
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
To describe happiness is to diminish it.
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Description Diminish Happiness
Friendship has its illusions no less than love.
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Friendship Illusion Love
Sometimes the impact of Mozart’s music is so immediate that the vision in the mind remains blurred and incomplete, while the soul seems to be directly invaded, drenched in wave upon wave of melancholy.
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Blurry Direct Impact Mindset Music Sadness Time Vision
Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?
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God Help Man Place Youth
The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.
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Boredom Happiness Life
Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.
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Kind Vice Worst
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
Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity.
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Ignorance Love Man Move Talk Vanity
Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.
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Art Escape Logic Science
What is really beautiful must always be true.
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