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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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Mathematics allows for no hypocrisy and no vagueness.
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Hypocrisy Mathematics Vague
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
If you want to be witty, work on your character and say what you think on every occasion.
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Character Occasion Thinking Work Yourself
Signs cannot be represented, in a spy’s report, so damningly as words.
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Report Representation Word
A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.
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Break Character Generosity Life Pride Question Sacrifice Woman
God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.
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Excuse Existence God Himself
The sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature or in art, brings back the memory of what one loves, with the speed of lightning.
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Beautiful Light Love Sight Speed
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
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Acquire Character Oneself Solitude
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
Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.
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Life Ourselves Perspective Wrong
Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.
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Emotion Search Woman
Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Promise
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
Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.
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Fashion Hide
After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.
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Alcohol Bottle Champagne Moral Physical Poison

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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