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We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
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Bad Goodness
There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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Age People Praise
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son’s offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
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Easy Father Regret Son Vanish
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Knowledge Known
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Ancestor People Present
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
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
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Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
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
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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Myself Poet Trouble Writing
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
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Courage Pity Pretend

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