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The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?

Moliere

Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Love Maturity Money Process Writing
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
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Assurance Education Illiterate Myself
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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Action Responsibility Silence
I have a heart to love all the world; and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Heart Love Myself World
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Blush Innocence One Liner
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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Alive Food Goodness Myself
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Knowledge Known
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense

The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?

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