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No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.

Moliere

Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
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Believe God Heaven
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
But it is not reason that governs love.
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Government Love Reason
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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Ancestor Father Marriage Myself
I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
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Heart Honor Man Noble Wound
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
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
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
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Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
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Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason

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