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power political literature
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.
smile pregnancy literature
There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.
friendship best-friend real-friends
Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.
soul literature habit
The habits of life form the soul, and the soul forms the countenance.
cute-love cheating love-is
Love is a game in which one always cheats.
weed marijuana literature
Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.
funny marriage witty
The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.
mother drama long
A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears.
funny money tired
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.
hate two hatred
Love or hatred must constantly increase between two persons who are always together; every moment fresh reasons are found for loving or hating better.
judging stifling conscience
Conscience is our unerring judge until we finally stifle it.
husband wife yoke
A husband who submits to his wife's yoke is justly held an object of ridicule. A woman's influence ought to be entirely concealed.
suicide paris keys
Suicide, moreover, was at the time in vogue in Paris: what more suitable key to the mystery of life for a skeptical society?
mother brother kings
Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!