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People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

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We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
MOLIERE

Judgment Ourselves
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
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Act Best Blow Forget Pride Success
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
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
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Himself Kill Money
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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Absence Minimalism
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
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
All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
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Beard Discrimination Power Sex
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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Nobility Virtue
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
Ah, there are no longer any children!
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Children Growth One Liner
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching

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