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exaggeration-is literature bad-grades
We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.
hatred giants journalism
Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pigmy hatreds.
couple passion duration
The duration of a couple's passion is in proportion to the woman's original resistance or to the obstacles that social hazards have placed in the way of her happiness.
generosity people twenties
As a rule, only the poor are generous. Rich people can always find excellent reasons for not handing over twenty thousand francs to a relative.
kindness heart character
Kindness steers no easy course. Attributing it to character, we seldom recognize the secret efforts of a noble heart, whereas we reward really wicked people for the evil they refrain from committing.
lovers break scoundrels
Whereas scoundrels become reconciled after knifing one another, lovers break up irrevocably over a mere glance or word.
skirts naked nudity
A naked woman is less dangerous than one who spreads her skirt skillfully to cover and exhibit everything at once.
fever six eternity
Six weeks with a fever is an eternity.
spurs genius
Necessity is the spur of genius.
things-in-life choices hardest-thing-in-life
Do you know what is the hardest thing in life? To make a choice.
parent victory defeat
The victory always has a lot of parents but the defeat is always an orphan.
painting deals huge
In painting, you can suddenly come upon something so huge that no-one can deal with it.
gymnastics mind body
The mind, too, has its regimen. It needs gymnastics, just like the body does.
good-person enough shows
It's not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it.