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He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.

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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
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Believe God Heaven
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Gold makes the ugly beautiful.
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Beautiful Gold One Liner Ugly
Ah, there are no longer any children!
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Children Growth One Liner
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
MOLIERE

Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
The envious will die, but envy never.
MOLIERE

Deep Jealous People
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
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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Embrace Honor Myself Place Preserve Worm
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Live Oneself
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Dinner Food Genuine
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
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Himself Mortal

He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.

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