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Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

Moliere

Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
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Desire Human Known Oneself Weakness
Its as if you think you’d never find Reason and the Sacred intertwined.
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Reason Sacred Thinking
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
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Gratitude Heaven True Way
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
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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Mindset Need Play Work
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Fool Son Yourself
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Fools Marriage
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
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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Friendship Man Myself Truth
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Love Maturity Money Process Writing

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