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One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.

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Politics in the middle of things of the imagination is like a pistol shot in the middle of a concert.
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Concert Imagination Politics
Our true passions are selfish.
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One Liner Ourselves Passion Selfish
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
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Carry Main Mirror Novel Road
This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.
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Age Boredom Cure Curse Strange
Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.
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Art Escape Logic Science
There is no such thing as “natural law”: this expression is nothing but old nonsense… Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the need of the creature suffering from hunger or cold, in short, need.
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Cold Hungry Law Natural Need Strength Suffering
A novel is a mirror which passes over a highway. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road.
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Eyes Highway Mirror Novel Reflection Road
It is difficult to escape from the prevailing disease of one’s generation.
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Difficult Escape Generation Sick
Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.
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Life Regain Short Wasted Time
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
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
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Happiness Myself Pleasure Time
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
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Afford Greatness Lifestyle Mindset Simplicity
People who have been made to suffer by certain things cannot be reminded of them without a horror which paralyses every other pleasure, even that to be found in reading a story.
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Happiness People Pleasure Reading Remind Suffering
The difference breeds hatred.
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Breed Difference Hate One Liner
A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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Concern Fools Small Thinking
Your career will be a painful one. I divine something in you which offends the vulgar.
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Career Divine Offend Pain Vulgur

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