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Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.

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Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
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Death People Remedy Sick
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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Action Responsibility Silence
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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Direct Error Haste Reason
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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Herself Laughter Yourself
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
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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Absence Minimalism
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself

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