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Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.

Moliere

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Heart Integrity Virtue
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
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Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Love Maturity Money Process Writing
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Offend Silence Sin World
It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
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Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Love Season Thinking
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
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Cure Husband Woman
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.
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Chance Myself Show Writing

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