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The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.

Moliere

The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Death Time Yourself
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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Draw Enough Goodness
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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Forever Friendship Myself
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
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
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
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
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Preference Vice Virtue
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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Fruit Growth Slow Tree
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
It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession

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