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As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

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There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Heart Integrity Virtue
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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Herself Laughter Yourself
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
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Charity Known Money Yourself
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
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.
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Chance Myself Show Writing
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
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Children Pain Pleasure
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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Cook Food Himself World

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

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