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I live on good soup, not on fine words.

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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
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Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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Right True Zeal
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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Death Infidelity Malicious Man
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.
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Chance Myself Show Writing
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
MOLIERE

Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
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Honor Share
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Love Season Thinking
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Death Jealous Willing
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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Human Live Love Powerful
Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
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Desire Human Known Oneself Weakness

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

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