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" In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing. "

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" Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency. "

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" Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists. "

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" The fact that our task is exactly commensurate with our life gives it the appearance of being infinite. "

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" My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication - it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness - it is all that I have - and when the drugs and alcohol dissipate, will be all that my peers have as well. "

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