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All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.

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The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Projection Road
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.
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Cultivation Interest People
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
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
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
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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Manage Talk Understand
To live without loving is not really to live.
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Live Love Wasted
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Book Marvelous
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
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Courage Pity Pretend
I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Future Live People Wasted Time Worry

All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.

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