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Perfect reason avoids all extremes.

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To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Death Jealous Willing
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
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Goodness Oneself Thinking
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
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Direction Himself Right
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
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Assurance Education Illiterate Myself
You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
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Peace Salvation Yourself
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
We are easily duped by those we love.
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Easy Heart Love
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

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