“The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.”
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No lover, if he be of good faith, and sincere, will deny he would prefer to see his mistress dead than unfaithful.
All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.
There is no more lively sensation than that of pain its impressions are certain and dependable, they never deceive as may those of the pleasure women perpetually feign and almost never experience.
To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.
