"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

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"It is less difficult to bear misfortunes than to remain uncorrupted by pleasure."

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"To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure."

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Gertrude Stein, American Author

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"The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction."

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