The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
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Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.Nicolas de Chamfort
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws.
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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.
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There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
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The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
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The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know in full. A person as advanced far in the study of morals who has mastered the difference between pride and vanity.
Nicolas de Chamfort
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