"We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers."

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"We never respect those who amuse us, however we may smile at their comic powers."

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"But as the Pope has a long arm, which might reach me in France, I have gone a little out of the way to tell him the plain truths contained in these pages."

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"When we bring back with us the objects most dear, and find those we left unchanged, we are tempted to doubt the lapse of time; but one link in the chain of affection broken, and every thing seems altered."

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"Arles is certainly one of the most interesting towns I have ever seen, whether viewed as a place remarkable for the objects of antiquity it contains, or for the primitive manners of its inhabitants and its picturesque appearance."

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"The chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness."

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