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War was then no longer this noble and unified outburst of souls in love with glory that he had imagined from Napoleon’s proclamations.

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She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?
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Expectation Imitation Oneself
I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or at so light a price, as the moment I owe to a newly heard musical phrase.
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Moments Music Phrase Thinking Woman
Wounded pride can take a rich young man far who is surrounded by flatterers since birth.
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Birth Man Pride Rich Surround Wound Young
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
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
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Acquire Character Oneself Solitude
Because one has little fear of shocking vanity in Italy, people adopt an intimate tone very quickly and discuss personal things.
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Fear Personal Quick Shock Thing
Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.
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Life Regain Short Wasted Time
A novel is like a bow, and the violin that produces the sound is the reader’s soul.
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Novel Production Reading Soul Sound Violin
Indeed, man has two different beings inside him. What devil thought of that malicious touch?
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Devil Different Man Touch
God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.
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Excuse Existence God Himself
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
I have a bad memory for facts.
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Bad Fact Memories Myself
I see but one rule: to be clear. If I am not clear, all my world crumbles to nothing.
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Crumble Myself Rule See World
The first qualification for a historian is to have no ability to invent.
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Ability History Invention Qualification
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
Far less envy in America than in France.
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Feeling Jealous Place

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