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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.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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Better Greatness Place World
I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
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Believe Mathematics
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
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Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
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
It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
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Laughter People Respect Strange
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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Body Cover Soul Wound
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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Fruit Growth Slow Tree
The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
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Karma Secret
All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we see ourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
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Discomfort Mirror Mistake Ourselves Public Stage View
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
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
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
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Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
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Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
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

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