The philistine component in life isn't the incompetence in understanding art. Charming people like fishermen, sherperds, plowers, peasants and likewise no nothing of art and they are the real salt of the earth.
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Life
There is no such thing as a Secret of Life. The aim in life, if there is one, is that of seeking temptation. There aren't enough: I sometimes pass a whole day finding no temptation whatsoever. It is a very sad thing, it makes one fear for the future.
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To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.
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Punctuality is the thief of time.
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Everything must come to one out of one's own nature.
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I am always astonishing myself. It is the only thing that makes life worth living.
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Life is a very terrible thing. She governs us, not the other way round.
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The secret of life is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.
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Life is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite moments.
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Ideas are dangerous things. Reality is better: it hurts one, but it is worth more.
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