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We are all mortals, and each is for himself.

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You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
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Civilization Essence People Young
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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Human Myself
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
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
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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Manage Talk Understand
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Fools Marriage
My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
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Heaven Known Talk
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
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Assurance Creature Weird Yourself
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Finding Heaven Pleasure True
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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Talk Understand Well Yourself
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True

We are all mortals, and each is for himself.

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