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But it is not reason that governs love.

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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
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
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
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Cure Husband Woman
In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Evidence Food Guest Live Order
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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Forever Friendship Myself
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Everything that’s prose isn’t verse and everything that isn’t verse is prose. Now you see what it is to be a scholar!
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Prose Scholar Verse Yourself
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
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Courage Pity Pretend
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Fine Myself Understand Word
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
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Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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Substance Time

But it is not reason that governs love.

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