We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.

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A lawful kiss is never worth as much as a stolen one.

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Of all the passions, the only one that seems respectable to me is the passion for food

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Words dazzle and deceive because they are mimed by the face. But black words on a white page are the soul laid bare.

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You've never lived until you've almost died. For those who have fought for it, life has a flavor the protected shall never know.

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Love is always love, come whence it may. A heart that beats at your approach, an eye that weeps when you go away are things so rare, so sweet, so precious that they must never be despised.

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Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered

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The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

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Everything is false, everything is possible, everything is doubtful.

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You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.

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