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It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

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The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.

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It is better to be unhappy in love than unhappy in marriage, but some people manage to be both.

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The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius.

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Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: August 5th, 1850

Died: July 6th, 1893

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