Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
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If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure.
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Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular qualities or advantages.
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We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.
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