Mejor estaría con diablos: de siete veces seis no saben lo que ellas mismas quieren.

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Let this grisly beginning be none other to you than is to wayfarers a rugged and steep mountain.

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La giovane, che non era di ferro né di diamante, assai agevolmente si piegò ai piaceri dello abate.

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You must read, you must persevere, you must sit up nights, you must inquire, and exert the utmost power of your mind. If one way does not lead to the desired meaning, take another; if obstacles arise, then still another; until, if your strength holds out, you will find that clear which at first looked dark.

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Senseless creatures, you don't see how much evil is concealed under a little good appearance.

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In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.

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Nothing is so indecent that it cannot be said to another person if the proper words are used to convey it.

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Kissed mouth don’t lose its fortune, on the contrary it renews itself just as the moon does.

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Heaven would indeed be heaven if lovers were there permitted as much enjoyment as they had experienced on earth.

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Do as we say, and not as we do.

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