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To seem sorrowful is not in good taste: You’re supposed to seem bored.
StendhalStendhal The idea which tyrants find most useful is the idea of God.
StendhalStendhal I see but one rule: to be clear.
StendhalStendhal 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.
StendhalStendhal 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.
StendhalStendhal God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.
StendhalStendhal Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
StendhalStendhal Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.
StendhalStendhal 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.
StendhalStendhal If you don’t love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.
StendhalStendhal Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert.
StendhalStendhal Almost all our misfortunes in life come from the wrong notions we have about the things that happen to us.
StendhalStendhal But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
StendhalStendhal People happy in love have an air of intensity.
StendhalStendhal This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.
StendhalStendhal Who knows whether it is not true that phosphorus and mind are not the same thing?
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And in the end when the money is gone – will you still stay it was worth it.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby My soul speaks a language, only you can understand.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale In another life, you kept your word, and forever’s still ours for the taking.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Journey with struggle becomes a great tale in the future.
Carla StokesCarla Stokes I’m not asking that you take the bullet for me. I wish you’d shoot first.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery A rainy day is the perfect excuse to explore deeper feelings.
Emily BockEmily Bock Stop taking care of everyone else before you take care of yourself.
Claire VinsonClaire Vinson Music is a weed, we all fallen souls are high on.
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Friedrich SchillerFriedrich Schiller This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
Eric ClaptonEric Clapton The moment I am sure that I know is also the moment I cease to grow.
Kimmery MossKimmery Moss Notice how you breathe can influence how you feel in any moment.
Vincent JamesVincent James He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has.
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