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Je suis belle, ô mortels ! comme un rêve de pierre, Et mon sein, où chacun s’est meurtri tour à tour, Est fait pour inspirer au poète un amour Eternel et muet ainsi que la matière. Je trône dans l’azur comme un sphinx incompris ; J’unis un
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”
― The Conquest of Happiness
― The Conquest of Happiness
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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“If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.”
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“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
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