Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.

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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

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You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.

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Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food

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A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption.

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We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.

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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

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There is only one good thing in life, and that is love.

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Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.

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A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.

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