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Rare indulgence produces greater pleasure.
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Indulge Pleasure Rare
Luxury destroys more efficiently than war.
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Destroy Efficient Luxury War
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be insulted.
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Capable Insult Submit
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Body Health Mind Pray
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
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Die Live Madness Order Sheer Want Wealth
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?
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Desire Direct Fear Reason
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
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Bad Fear Love Men Punishment Virtue
Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.
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Creation Luck Position Raise
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman
It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.
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Fame House Pillar Poor Ruin
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
The tongue is the vile slave’s vilest part.
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Part Slave Tongue
In the present state of the world it is difficult not to write lampoons.
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Difficult World Writing
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

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