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Prudery is a kind of avarice, the worst of all.

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I think being condemned to death is the only real distinction,” said Mathilde. “It is the only thing which cannot be bought.
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Bought Death Reality Thinking
What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Beautiful True
The first virtue of a young man today – that is, for the next fifty years perhaps, as long as we live in fear, and religion has regained its powers – is to be incapable of enthusiasm and not to have much in the way of brains.
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Brain Fear Live Man Power Regain Religion Virtue Way Young
Love is like fever; it comes and goes without the will having any part of the process.
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Fever Love Process Willing
The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will be its love of music.
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Government Habit Music Passion Race Reason
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 wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness.
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Appointment Happiness Wisdom Woman
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
The only unhappiness is a life of boredom.
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Boredom Happiness Life
Great ladies are no more spiteful than the average rich woman; but one acquires in their society a greater susceptibility, and feels more profoundly andmore irremediably, their unpleasant remarks.
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Average Feeling Greatness Lady Remark Rich Society Woman
I call “crystallization” that action of the mind that discovers fresh perfections in its beloved at every turn of events.
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Action Crystal Discover Event Mindset
The English are, I think the most obtuse and barbarous people in the world
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Myself Nature People Thinking World
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
The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water.
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Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Promise

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