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defects
They must have the defects of their qualities.
desk laughing legal money night owner risks
I am laughing to think what risks you take to try to find money in a desk by night where the legal owner can never find any by day.
hatred inspires pity weakness
Hatred is a tonic, it makes one live, it inspires vengeance; but pity kills, it makes our weakness weaker.
exist ideas moral seen society upright
It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be one; society does not exist on moral ideas only
loaf science
To loaf is a science, to loaf is to live
temptation cures
There is a cure for temptation. What? Yielding to it.
jewels literature pearls
In diving to the bottom of pleasure we bring up more gravel than pearls.
being-yourself work love-yourself
An unfulfilled vocation drains the color from a man's entire existence.
humility body modesty
Modesty is the conscience of the body.
dream book writing
It is as easy to dream a book as it is hard to write one.
funny-love first-love love-is
First love is a kind of vaccination which saves a man from catching the complaint the second time.
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.
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.