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One is easily fooled by that which one loves.

Moliere

Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
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Greatness Rule Simplicity
All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe
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Breathe Draw Mindset People Right
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Knowledge Known
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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Embrace Honor Myself Place Preserve Worm
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Fools Marriage
And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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Himself Spiritual
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
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
Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
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Conquer Gold Love War
Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn’t rule in love, you know.
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Day Love Reason Rule Yourself
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Future Live People Wasted Time Worry
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

One is easily fooled by that which one loves.

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