All evil comes from the old.They grow fat on ideas and young men die of them.
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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.Jean Anouilh
Poor little men, poor little cocks As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.
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Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.
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There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
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Tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless.
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Talent is like a faucet, while it is open, one must write.
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