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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.

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All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
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
All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
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Beard Discrimination Power Sex
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
But it is not reason that governs love.
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Government Love Reason
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
Without dance, a man can do nothing.
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Dance Man One Liner
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Dinner Food Genuine
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
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Friendship Love Purity
The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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Affair Strange World

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