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Without dance, a man can do nothing.

Moliere

Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
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Peace Salvation Yourself
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Death Knowledge Life Shadow
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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Mindset Need Play Work
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
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Himself Mortal
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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Cook Food Himself World
Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
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Death Man Medicine Sick
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
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Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Even Rome cannot grant us a dispensation from death.
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Death Ourselves
No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Acceptance Crowd Fools Reason Right Stubborn Way
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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Marriage Pleasure Thinking Yourself
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World

Without dance, a man can do nothing.

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