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One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.
StendhalStendhal The worst of prison life, he thought, was not being able to close his door.
StendhalStendhal Man is not free to refuse to do the thing which gives him more pleasure than any other conceivable action.
StendhalStendhal It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.
StendhalStendhal A good book is an event in my life.
StendhalStendhal Spring appears and we are once more children.
StendhalStendhal One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
StendhalStendhal Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.
StendhalStendhal The difference breeds hatred.
StendhalStendhal There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.
StendhalStendhal What is really beautiful must always be true.
StendhalStendhal Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels.
StendhalStendhal I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
StendhalStendhal I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction,” said Mathilde. “It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
StendhalStendhal Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.
StendhalStendhal True love makes the thought of death frequent, easy, without terrors; it merely becomes the standard of comparison, the price one would pay for many things.
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You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche The principle of self-government cannot be violated with impunity. The individual’s right to it is sacred – regardless of class, caste, race, color, sex or any other accident or incident of birth.
Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony Most people’s historical perspective begins with the day of their birth.
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Shinzo AbeShinzo Abe One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche A certificate of live birth is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination as a birth certificate.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
Brene BrownBrene Brown You have to be willing to allow the person you are today to die so that you can give birth to the person you are meant to become.
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