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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

Moliere

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
MOLIERE

Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
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
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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Alive Food Goodness Myself
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Fool Son Yourself
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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Death Infidelity Malicious Man
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Blush Innocence One Liner
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.
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Betrayal Bitter Heart Honesty Seek Vice World Wrong
Its as if you think you’d never find Reason and the Sacred intertwined.
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Reason Sacred Thinking
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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Myself Poet Trouble Writing
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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Forever Friendship Myself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand

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