Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.
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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.Cyril Connolly
The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.
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Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.
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If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn, if our nature is always wrong and wicked, how ineffectual we are - like fishes not meant to swim
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No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.
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The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life.
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