Yet man will never be perfect until he learns to create and destroy; he does know how to destroy, and that is half the battle.

Alexandre Dumas
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  1. Woman is sacred the woman one loves is holy.
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  3. Love is the most selfish of all the passions.
  4. Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.
  5. When you compare the sorrows of real life to the pleasures of the imaginary one, you will never want to live again, only to dream forever.
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