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The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.

Moliere

The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
MOLIERE

Absence Partner Relationship
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
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Gratitude Heaven True Way
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching
The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
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Advantage Advice Annoy Art Greatness Yourself
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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Human Myself
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Death Jealous Willing
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Offend Silence Sin World

The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.

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