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It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.

Moliere

Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
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Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
MOLIERE

Charm Expression Fact Lying
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
MOLIERE

Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
MOLIERE

Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Offend Silence Sin World
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son’s offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
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Easy Father Regret Son Vanish
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.
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Chance Myself Show Writing
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
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Assurance Creature Weird Yourself
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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Death Infidelity Malicious Man
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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Government Grammar King
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
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Age Solitude Soul

It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.

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It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.

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