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Quote by Cesare Pavese
Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. O

Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. – Cesare Pavese

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No woman marries for money they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first. – Cesare Pavese

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