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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.

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Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn’t rule in love, you know.
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Day Love Reason Rule Yourself
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Home Lover Stand
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Book Marvelous
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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Age Madam Time
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
The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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Offend Public Scandal Secret Sin
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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Human Myself
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
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
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
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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Nobility Virtue
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word

Two wives? That exceeds the custom.

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