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Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.

Moliere

We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
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Bad Goodness
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Mean People Ridiculous
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
Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
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Greatness Rule Simplicity
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Knowledge Known
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
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Honor Share
There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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Age People Praise
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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Right True Zeal
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
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Assurance Creature Weird Yourself
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves

Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.

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