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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.

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Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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Ancestor Born Glorious Virtue
The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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Affair Strange World
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
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Easy Fools Love Oneself
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Projection Road
There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral
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
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
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 greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Book Marvelous
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Live Oneself
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope

One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.

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