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Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.

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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
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
It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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Haste Man Marriage Regret
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
The road is long fro the project to its completion.
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Complete Project Road
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Dance Man Necessary
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Death Time Yourself
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Knowledge Known
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
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Death People Remedy Sick

Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.

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