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Quote by Anatole France
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants

The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. – Anatole France

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A whirl of torrid dust veils the picture. – Vladimir Nabokov, The Gift, 1963, translated from Russian by Michael Scammell

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I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something. – Auguste Strindberg, Miss Julie, 1888

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It is not reason that gives us our moral orientation, it is sensitivity. РMaurice Barre̬s, La Grande Piti̩ des ̩glises de France, 1914

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