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It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

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It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
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Laughter People Respect Strange
To live without loving is not really to live.
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Live Love Wasted
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
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Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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Ancestor Father Marriage Myself
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Dance Man Necessary
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
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Heart Integrity Virtue
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn’t deserve to live.
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Deserve Drugs Live Passion Quite
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar Hands Law Obedience

It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

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