Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
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Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.
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The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.
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Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.
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