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Reason is not what decides love.

Moliere

I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
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Assurance Education Illiterate Myself
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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Death Infidelity Malicious Man
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
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God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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Behavior Friendship Ridiculous
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Future Live People Wasted Time Worry
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
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
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Projection Road
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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Friendship Man Myself Truth
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom

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