The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.
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The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
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The beloved is the ultimate fetish.
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The body has a mind of its own.
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The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past.
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The doctrine of the immortality of the soul has more threat than comfort.
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The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind.
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The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.
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The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.
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The horse stares at its captor, barely remembering the free kicks of youth.
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The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
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The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.
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The man in the street is always a stranger.
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The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.
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The novel avoids the sublime and seeks out the interesting.
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The only peace is being out of earshot.
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The passion for money is never fickle.
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The passions are the same in every conflict, large or small.
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The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.
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The ravaged face in the mirror hides the enchanting youth that is the real me.
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