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Innocence is not accustomed to blush.

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Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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Haste Man Marriage Regret
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
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Born One Liner Virtue
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Offend Silence Sin World
We are easily duped by those we love.
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Easy Heart Love
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
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
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
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
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
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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Talk Understand Well Yourself
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue

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