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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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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
To live without loving is not really to live.
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Live Love Wasted
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
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Goodness Oneself Thinking
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
I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Heart Love Myself World
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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Body Cover Soul Wound
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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Follow Lesson Peace Taste
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
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Believe God Heaven
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son’s offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
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Easy Father Regret Son Vanish
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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Behavior Friendship Ridiculous
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

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