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Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

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I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Ah! how annoying that the law doesn’t allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
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Annoy Change Husband Law Woman
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
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Heaven Known Talk
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
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Honor Share
All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we see ourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
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Discomfort Mirror Mistake Ourselves Public Stage View
We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Fine Myself Understand Word
Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
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Death People Remedy Sick
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn’t rule in love, you know.
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Day Love Reason Rule Yourself
All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe
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Breathe Draw Mindset People Right
Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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Substance Time

Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

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