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Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
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One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one’s life with her.
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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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