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Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

Moliere

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
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
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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Draw Enough Goodness
Reason is not what decides love.
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Decision Love Reason
With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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Instruction Smile Youth
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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Herself Laughter Yourself
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.
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Cultivation Interest People
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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Friendship Man Myself Truth
Books and marriage go ill together.
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Book Marriage Sick
Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.
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Esteem Meaning Preference
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral

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