At Rome thing can or cannot be done when you are told anything cannot be done, there is an end of it."" It is much more convenient at Paris; when anything cannot be done you pay double and it is done directly

Alexandre Dumas
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  1. Woman is sacred the woman one loves is holy.
  2. True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it.
  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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