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It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.

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What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore.
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Ignorance Impossible Literature Politics Vulgar Work
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
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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Call Choice Fortune Way World
This religion takes away the courage of thinking of unusual things and prohibits self-examination above all as the most egregious of sins. It is one step away from protestantism.
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Courage Examination Myself Religion Sin Thinking
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
The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
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Distance Imitation Time
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
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
When a man leaves his mistress, he runs the risk of being betrayed two or three times daily.
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Betrayal Leaving Man Risk Time
A good book is an event in my life.
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Book Goodness Life
Power, after love, is the first source of happiness.
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Happiness Love Power Source
Now that the steam engine rules the world, a title is an absurdity, still I am all dressed up in this title. It will crush me if Ido not support it. The title attracts attention to myself.
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Attention Attraction Engine Myself Rule Steam Support Weird World
The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.
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Boredom Happiness Life
It is with blows dealt by public contempt that a husband kills his wife in the nineteenth century; it is by shutting the doors ofall the drawing-rooms in her face.
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Draw Face Husband Kill Public Room Wife
Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.
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It is from cowardice and not from want of enlightenment that we do not read in our own hearts.

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