But that which pleases us in people who are rising pleases us less in the case of people who are falling.
("Les Miserables")
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Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them again.Victor Hugo
Nothing is small, in fact; any one who is subject to the profound and penetrating influence of nature knows this.
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He who has not been a stubborn accuser in prosperity should hold his peace in the face of ruin.
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Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.
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Every good quality runs into a defect; economy borders on avarice, the generous are not far from the prodigal, the brave man is close to the bully; he who is very pious is slightly sanctimonious; there are just as many vices to virtue as there are holes in the mantle of Diogenes.
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Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
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