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You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.

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It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
MOLIERE

Alive Food Goodness Myself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Fool Son Yourself
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
MOLIERE

Government Grammar King
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
MOLIERE

Double Grief Increase Yourself
But it is not reason that governs love.
MOLIERE

Government Love Reason
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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Offend Public Scandal Secret Sin
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
Ah! how annoying that the law doesn’t allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
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Annoy Change Husband Law Woman
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Future Live People Wasted Time Worry
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
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Honor Share

You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.

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