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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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It is the nobility of their style which will make our writers of 1840 unreadable forty years from now.
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Noble Past Reading Style Time Writing
The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
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Distance Imitation Time
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 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
A man who is half an idiot, but who keeps a sharp lookout and acts prudently all his life, often enjoys the pleasure of triumphing over men of more imagination than he.
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Enjoyment Himself Idiot Imagination Life Man Sharp
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
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 first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
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Ability History Invention Qualification
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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Every true passion thinks only of itself.
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Passion Thinking True
A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.
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A good book is an event in my life.
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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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I do not feel I have wisdom enough yet to love what is ugly.
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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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