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One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.

Moliere

We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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Fool Ignorance Learning
It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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Improvement Mistake Try World
Good Heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.
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Goodness Heaven Known Myself Talk
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
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Death People Remedy Sick
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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Forever Friendship Myself
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
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Direction Himself Right
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
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Preference Vice Virtue
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
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
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
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Himself Mortal
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
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
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Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon

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