a sincere effort is all you can ask
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a solid home base builds a sense of self
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a strong sense of duty imprisons you
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bad intentions can yield good results
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being alone with yourself is increasingly unpopular
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being happy is more important than anything else
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decency is a relative thing
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disgust is the appropriate response to most situations
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enjoy yourself because you can’t change anything anyway
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ensure that your life stays in flux
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even your family can betray you
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every achievement requires a sacrifice
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everyone’s work is equally important
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expiring for love is beautiful but stupid
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faithfulness is a social not a biological law
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fake or real indifference is a powerful personal weapon
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fear is the greatest incapacitator
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giving free rein to your emotions is an honest way to live
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go all out in romance and let the chips fall where they may
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guilt and self-laceration are indulgences
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habitual contempt doesn’t reflect a finer sensibility
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hiding your emotions is despicable
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if you have many desires your life will be interesting
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it’s better to be a good person than a famous person
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it’s better to be lonely than to be with inferior people
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it’s better to be naive than jaded
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knowledge should be advanced at all costs
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listen when your body talks
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men are not monogamous by nature
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moderation kills the spirit
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monomania is a prerequisite of success
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most people are not fit to rule themselves
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mostly you should mind your own business
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pain can be a very positive thing
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people are boring unless they are extremists
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remember you always have freedom of choice
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self-awareness can be crippling
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strong emotional attachment stems from basic insecurity
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the cruelest disappointment is when you let yourself down
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the most profound things are inexpressible
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the mundane is to be cherished
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the sum of your actions determines what you are
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the unattainable is invariable attractive
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there’s nothing redeeming in toil
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timidity is laughable
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unquestioning love demonstrates largesse of spirit
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we must make sacrifices to maintain our quality of life
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when something terrible happens people wake up
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words tend to be inadequate
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worrying can help you prepare
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you are a victim of the rules you live by
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you can’t expect people to be something they’re not
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you can’t fool others if you’re fooling yourself
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you don’t know what’s what until you support yourself
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you have to hurt others to be extraordinary
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you must know where you stop and the world begins
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you owe the world not the other way around
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your oldest fears are the worst ones