Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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In vain we chisel, as best we can, the mysterious block of which our life is made, the black vein of destiny reappears continually.
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He does not weep who does not see.
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By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
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Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent.
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