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Deference and intimacy live far apart.

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We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Herself Revenge Woman
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Death Knowledge Life Shadow
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
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
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
All the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.
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Dance Failure Greatness Leadership Skill
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
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Goodness Husband Problem Woman Young
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
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Devil Live People Poor World Writing
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Goodness Modeling People Side
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
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
Its as if you think you’d never find Reason and the Sacred intertwined.
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Reason Sacred Thinking
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
Too great haste leads us to error.
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Error Greatness Haste

Deference and intimacy live far apart.

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