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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art.

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Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art.

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I set out to discover the why of it, and to transform my pleasure into knowledge.

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And, drunk with my own madness, I shouted at him furiously, "Make life beautiful! Make life beautiful!

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Once someone asked, when I was present, what constituted the greatest pleasure in love. Someone replied, naturally: in receiving. Another: in giving. ...more

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The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.

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L'étude du beau est un duel où l'artiste crie de frayeur avant d'être vaincu.