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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.

Moliere

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
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
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Mean People Ridiculous
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
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Easy Fools Love Oneself
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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Manage Talk Understand
My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
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Heaven Known Talk
But it is not reason that governs love.
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Government Love Reason
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
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Civilization Essence People Young
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Reason is not what decides love.
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Decision Love Reason

The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.

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