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Those pedagogues were not then in existence, and secondly, the Russians in general knew little about books. They brought up their children as nature rears her plants.

— Nikolay Karamzin

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The wonders of the creation may be described, but the springs of the heart operate in the heart alone.

There is a critical moment in the calendar of love, and its power is infinite.

True happiness can only be found in the paths of virtue.

Women complain about men, and men complain about women. Who is right?

Life? A Romance. By whom? Anonymous.
We spell it out; it makes us laugh and weep,
And then puts us
To sleep.

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Matter gave birth to a passion that has no equal, which proceeded from something contrary to nature. Then there arises a disturbance in its whole body.

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