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Modesty is the delicate form of hypocrisy.


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Art is the accomplice of love.



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Of all the sexual aberrations, perhaps the most peculiar is chastity.



Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices.

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices.



A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble

A definition is a sack of flour compressed into a thimble



Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time

Thinking is hard work. One can't bear burdens and ideas at the same time



Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.

Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.



Man has made use of his intelligence; he invented stupidity.

Man has made use of his intelligence; he invented stupidity.



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Knowledge has its end in itself, apart from any idea of life and propagation of the species.





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And the only thing I knew how to do was to hold on as tightly as possible and count every single second until I reached the last one. The one I dreaded most.Sudden, violent, final.The end.



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The word 'when' is so important for a people, for an individual! If an individual thinks he won't do it, he'll never do it. Even if he's highly intelligent, even if he has countless talents.

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The nature of illusion is that, when you see through it, it disappears.



Call me crazy but I imagine a world where we smile when we have low batteries, because that will mean we’re one bar closer to humanity.

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