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No woman marries for money they are all clever enough, before marrying a millionaire, to fall in love with him first.
Cesare Pavese
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Cesare Pavese
Age: 41 †
Born: 1908
Born: September 9
Died: 1950
Died: August 27
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Many men on the point of an edifying death would be furious if they were suddenly restored to health.
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All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.
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I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
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A man succeeds in completing a work only when his qualities transcend that work.
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