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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

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One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
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
I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
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Believe Mathematics
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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Draw Enough Goodness
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Home Lover Stand
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True
Even Rome cannot grant us a dispensation from death.
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Death Ourselves
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
Books and marriage go ill together.
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Book Marriage Sick
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Error Small

There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

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