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Logic is neither an art nor a science but a dodge.

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Beauty is nothing but a promise of happiness.
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Beautiful Happiness Promise
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
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
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
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
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
What is really beautiful must always be true.
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Beautiful True
The idea which tyrants find most useful is the idea of God.
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God Ideas Religion
Any man who talks about his love affairs thereby proves he is ignorant of love and is moved only by vanity.
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Ignorance Love Man Move Talk Vanity
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
I have a bad memory for facts.
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Bad Fact Memories Myself
Spring appears and we are once more children.
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Appearance Children Ourselves Spring
A very small matter, when all is said; only a fool would be concerned about it.
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Concern Fools Small Thinking
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
Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.
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Description Happiness Spoil
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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Alone Art Genius Himself Man Water

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