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I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.

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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
There are as many styles of beauty as there are visions of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Style Vision
If you don’t love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us.
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Love Matter Myself Ourselves
Women are always eagerly on the lookout for any emotion.
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Emotion Search Woman
What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Beautiful True
The difference breeds hatred.
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Breed Difference Hate One Liner
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
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
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
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
People happy in love have an air of intensity.
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Happiness Intensity Love People
On a cold winter morning a cigar fortifies the soul.
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Hard Soul Winter
Nothing is so hideous as an obsolete fashion.
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Fashion Hide
The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.
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Distance Imitation Time
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
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

I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.

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