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Every great house is full of haughty servants.

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There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
So Nature ordains; no evil example corrupts us so soon and so rapidly as one that has been set at home, since it comes into the mind on high authority.
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Authority Example Mind Nature Rapid
Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.
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Tolerate Wealth Woman
Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.
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Deceive Shadow Vice Virtue
Many commit the same crime with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
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Crime Crown Different Result
Now we suffer the evils of a long peace; luxury more cruel than war broods over us and avenges a conquered world.
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Conquer Cruel Luxury Peace Suffering World
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.
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Anger Lack Poetry Talent Writing
No one rejoices more in revenge than woman.
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Rejoice Revenge Woman
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
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Consequence Dare Prison Worth
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
Honesty is praised and left in the cold.
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Cold Honesty One Liner Praise

Every great house is full of haughty servants.

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