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The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

Moliere

Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
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Attention Best Innocence Live Pay Safety Talk Way World
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
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Act Best Blow Forget Pride Success
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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Myself Poet Trouble Writing
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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Embrace Honor Myself Place Preserve Worm
There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Dance Man Necessary
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

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