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In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.

Moliere

Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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Human Myself
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
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
MOLIERE

Action Responsibility Silence
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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Direct Error Haste Reason
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.
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Affair Charm Gold Misery
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
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Angry Right Wrong
He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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Cook Food Himself World
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

In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.

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In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.

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