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There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.

Moliere

Deference and intimacy live far apart.
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Intimacy Live
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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Fool Ignorance Learning
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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Better Greatness Place World
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.
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Cultivation Interest People
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
There’s a sort of decency among the dead, a remarkable discretion: you never find them making any complaint against the doctor who killed them!
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Complaint Death Decent Doctor Kill Remark
There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
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Artist Fate Fools Himself Ignorance Vulgar Work
There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
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
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself
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
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
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Harm Ourselves Reaction Ultimate
It is a long road from conception to completion.
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Complete Concept Road
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

There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.

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