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

Moliere

I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
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Angry Right Wrong
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
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Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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Government Grammar King
A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
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Goodness Husband Problem Woman Young
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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Direct Error Haste Reason

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