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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

Moliere

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
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
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Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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Marriage Pleasure Thinking Yourself
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter 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
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
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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Behavior Friendship Ridiculous
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
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Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
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Fruit Love Marriage
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Dinner Food Genuine
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom

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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