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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.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
I am mad, I am going under, I must follow the advice of a friend, and pay no heed to myself.
What is the use of a love that makes one yawn? One might as well take to religion.
A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love.
After moral poisoning, one requires physical remedies and a bottle of champagne.
I cannot provide the reality of events, I can only convey their shadow.
Want of exercise was beginning to affect his health and to give him the weak and excitable character of a young German student.
There's one convenience about absolute power, that it sanctifies everything in the eyes of the people.
But, if I sample this pleasure so prudently and circumspectly, it will no longer be a pleasure.
