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Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.

Moliere

The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Projection Road
No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Acceptance Crowd Fools Reason Right Stubborn Way
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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Alive Food Goodness Myself
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Heart Integrity Virtue
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
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Absence Partner Relationship
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
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Charity Known Money Yourself
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Future Live People Wasted Time Worry
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
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