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The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.

Moliere

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
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Children Pain Pleasure
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Error Small
We are easily duped by those we love.
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Easy Heart Love
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Love Maturity Money Process Writing
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Live Oneself
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
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Preference Vice Virtue
He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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Cook Food Himself World
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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Death Infidelity Malicious Man
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Mean People Ridiculous
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men

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