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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.

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Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Children Pain Pleasure
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Acceptance Crowd Fools Reason Right Stubborn Way
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
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Fruit Love Marriage
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
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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Born Virtue
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself
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
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
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
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Criticism Love Proof True
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity

In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.

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