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Birth is nothing where virtue is not.

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Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.
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Esteem Meaning Preference
There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Dance Man Necessary
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
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Civilization Essence People Young
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Live Oneself
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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Mindset Need Play Work
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
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
We are easily duped by those we love.
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Easy Heart Love
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

Birth is nothing where virtue is not.

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