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I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

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There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
MOLIERE

Direction Himself Right
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
MOLIERE

People Praise Season Swallow
The envious will die, but envy never.
MOLIERE

Death Jealous Willing
There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Man Necessary
The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
MOLIERE

Karma Secret
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
MOLIERE

Honor Share
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
MOLIERE

Direct Error Haste Reason
There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
MOLIERE

Charm Expression Fact Lying
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
MOLIERE

Knowledge Known
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
How strange it is to see with how much passion People see things only in their own fashion!
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Fashion Passion People See Strange
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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Boredom Happiness Hard Time
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

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

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