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A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for ever over a question of pride.

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When a man leaves his mistress, he runs the risk of being betrayed two or three times daily.

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To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face.

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Life is too short, and the time we waste in yawning never can be regained.

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Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world — a thing which you women call hard-heartedness.
As a man, I can take refuge in having mistresses. The more of them I have, and the greater the scandal, the more I acquire reputation and brilliance in society.

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