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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

Moliere

When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Home Lover Stand
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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Human Myself
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
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Cure Husband Woman
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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Ancestor Born Glorious Virtue
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
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Death People Remedy Sick
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
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
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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Behavior Friendship Ridiculous
Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
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Beautiful Hook Intelligence

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