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All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.

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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
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Charm Expression Fact Lying
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.
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Prose Verse
No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Acceptance Crowd Fools Reason Right Stubborn Way
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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Ancestor Father Marriage Myself
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Death Time Yourself
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable

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