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"The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain."

~Lord George Gordon Noel Byron
poet, playwright, & satirist (1788—1824)

"Ich leibe dich, mich reizt deine schöne Gestalt
und bist du nicht willig, so brauch? ich Gewalt."
I love you, I am charmed by your beautiful shape
and if you are not willing, I will use force.

"The Erlking"

"No, I may not presume to be your equal:
While I had the strength to draw you here, the sequel,
The strength to hold you, was denied me.
That fleeting moment of high bliss,
I felt myself so small, so great;
Until you thrust me, merciless,
Back to uncertain human fate.
Who teaches me? What should I shun?
That urge I feel—should I obey?"

Faust, "Faust"

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, & natural philosopher (1749—1832)

"Fortune is a woman. You should treat her roughly."

"Men should be either caressed or crushed."

~Niccolò Machiavelli

"He who wants a rose must respect the thorn."

~Persian proverb

"It is not enough to conquer, one must know how to seduce..."

~François-Marie Arouet aka Voltaire
author & philosopher (1694—1778)

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