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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

Moliere

Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar Hands Law Obedience
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
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
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Mean People Ridiculous
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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Nobility Virtue
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Fine Myself Understand Word
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
Gold makes the ugly beautiful.
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Beautiful Gold One Liner Ugly
I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Heart Love Myself World
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
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
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Capacity Limitation Occasion
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
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Devil Live People Poor World Writing

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