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We are all mortals, and each is for himself.

Moliere

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.
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Affair Charm Gold Misery
The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
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Absence Partner Relationship
We die only once, and for such a long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
MOLIERE

Herself Laughter Yourself
The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
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Man Precise Smart
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
MOLIERE

Ancestor Father Marriage Myself
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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Nobility Virtue
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Ancestor People Present
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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Direct Error Haste Reason
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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Instruction Smile Youth
There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
MOLIERE

Age People Praise
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MOLIERE

Forever Friendship Myself
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
MOLIERE

Fools Marriage
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Himself Kill Money
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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Talk Understand Well Yourself
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
All the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.
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Dance Failure Greatness Leadership Skill
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
But it is not reason that governs love.
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Government Love Reason

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