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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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Every true passion thinks only of itself.
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Passion Thinking True
The tyranny of public opinion (and what an opinion!) is as fatuous in the small towns of France as it is in the United States of America.
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Opinion Public Small Unity
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
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 intimacy followed love in Italy there were no longer any vain pretensions between two lovers.
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Act Follow Intimate Love
To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face.
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Face Himself Love Pity Respect Sight
Signs cannot be represented, in a spy’s report, so damningly as words.
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Report Representation Word
The sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature or in art, brings back the memory of what one loves, with the speed of lightning.
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Beautiful Light Love Sight Speed
Love has always been the most important business in my life; I should say the only one.
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Business Important Life Love Myself Oneself
If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
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Assurance Court Forever Man Pay Power Ruin Thinking
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.
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Himself Interest Opinion Persuade Shepherd Try
Who knows whether it is not true that phosphorus and mind are not the same thing?
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Different Known Mindset True
Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.
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Emotion Search Woman
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
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Ability History Invention Qualification
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
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Afford Greatness Lifestyle Mindset Simplicity
Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?
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God Help Man Place Youth

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