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Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure. – Joseph De Maistre

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Taste this, and be henceforth among the Gods thyself a Goddess. – John Milton

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We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. – Eduardo Galeano

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The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once. – Francis H. Bradley

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