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Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.

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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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Affair Strange World
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality
It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Heart Love Myself World
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
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
Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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Born 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
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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Ancestor Born Glorious Virtue
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope

Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.

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