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There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest ...more

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All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope.

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the greater number of a man's errors come before him disguised under the specious form of necessity; then, after error has been committed in a moment ...more

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Darling, has not the count just told us that all human wisdom is summed up in two words? Wait and hope.

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There are words which close a conversation as with an iron door.

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I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are guarded by dragons: we must ...more

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After which, satisfied with the way he had conducted himself at Meung, free of remorse for the past, confident in the present, and full of hope for th...more

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You see that God deems it right to take from me any claim to merit for what you call my devotion to you. I have promised to remain forever with you, a...more

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Never be afraid of opportunities, always be on the lookout for adventures.

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Utterly sure of himself, convinced of his power, certain that the laws that governed other men couldn't touch him, he made straight for any goal he se...more