There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.

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When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

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There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble.

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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

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Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other

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A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.

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If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.

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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those whose fear life are already three parts dead...

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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

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