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A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

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Some men make fortunes, but not to enjoy them for, blinded by avarice, they live to make fortunes.
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Blind Enjoyment Fortune
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
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
Rare is the union of beauty and purity.
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Beauty One Liner Purity Rare Union
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
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
Remorse is the fruit of crime.
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Crime Fruit One Liner
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

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