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The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?

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Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Home Lover Stand
It is a long road from conception to completion.
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Complete Concept Road
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.
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Betrayal Bitter Heart Honesty Seek Vice World Wrong
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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Substance Time
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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Boredom Happiness Hard Time
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
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Direction Himself Right
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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Human Live Love Powerful
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Love Season Thinking

The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?

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