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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.

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The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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Offend Public Scandal Secret Sin
Reasoning is the pastime of my whole household, and all this reasoning has driven out Reason.
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Drive Home Reason
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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Follow Lesson Peace Taste
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
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
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
Good Heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.
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Goodness Heaven Known Myself Talk
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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Medicine Money Trade Yourself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret

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