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A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the open sea.
bed innocence proven single sleep slept songwriter sound
He went to bed and slept the sleep of the good-for-nothing which, by an anachronism not a single songwriter has yet struck, is proven to be more sound than that of innocence
defects
They must have the defects of their qualities.
exist glory lifetime longer surgeons talent whose
The glory of surgeons is like that of actors, who exist only in their lifetime and whose talent is no longer appreciable once they have disappeared.
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
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A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more
courage easy forms lessons looks repeating rewarded teacher
A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating day after day the same lessons - the least rewarded of all forms of courage
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being at ease with yourself
giant journalism motion
Journalism is a giant catapult set in motion by pygmy hatreds.
came giant power thus
And thus Bureaucracy, the giant power wielded by pygmies, came into the world
certain leisure needs position wit
Wit needs leisure, and certain inequalities of position
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Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love.