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Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.

Moliere

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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Embrace Honor Myself Place Preserve Worm
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Book Marvelous
With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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Instruction Smile Youth
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
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Pocket Praise Sort Yourself
Music and dance are all you need.
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Dance Music Need
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
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 the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
Ah, there are no longer any children!
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Children Growth One Liner
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Death Knowledge Life Shadow
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Heart Love Myself World
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True

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