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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.

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What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Attack Neighbor Room
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Children Pain Pleasure
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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Action Heart Ourselves Secret
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Easy Humour Moral
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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Body Cover Soul Wound
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
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
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 rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope

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