The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.

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Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other

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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...

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When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

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If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry.

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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

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Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.

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Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

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