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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.

Moliere

Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
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Believe Mathematics
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
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
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
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Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Job Laughter People
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.
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Affair Charm Gold Misery
To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.
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Ambition Greatness Heart Herself Love Woman
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.
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Cultivation Interest People
I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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Age People Praise
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar Hands Law Obedience

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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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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