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Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!

Moliere

Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
It is a long road from conception to completion.
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Complete Concept Road
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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Blind Clear Liberty Sight
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
Deference and intimacy live far apart.
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Intimacy Live
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 secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Death Knowledge Life Shadow
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
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
Too great haste leads us to error.
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Error Greatness Haste

Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!

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