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Nothing is more intolerable than a wealthy woman.

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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
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
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Hardship Poverty Ridiculous
There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.
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Kindness Lie Worse
When talent fails, indignation writes the verse.
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Failure Talent Verse Writing
Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.
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Diamond Exterior Gemstone Individual Quality Rough Shine
Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another.
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Nature Wisdom
Fate would have no divinity if we were wise: it is we who make her a goddess and place her in heaven.
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Fate God Heaven Place Wise
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.
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Comparison Knowledge Pay Price Speak
Writing in the incurable itch that possesses many.
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Possess Writing
Who will watch the watchers?
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One Liner Watch
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
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
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
All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.
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Human Nature Learn Pay Price
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
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House Servant
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
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Hate Shame Woman

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