The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.
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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.
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No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.
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There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.
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Art is an absolute mistress she will not be coquetted with or slighted she requires the most entire self-devotion, and she repays with grand triumphs.
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As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational fear of life become publishers.
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