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One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.

Moliere

Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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Control Grammar King
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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Action Responsibility Silence
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
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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Herself Laughter Yourself
Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
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Born One Liner Virtue
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
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
It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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Improvement Mistake Try World
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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Follow Lesson Peace Taste
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Blush Innocence One Liner
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
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Act Best Blow Forget Pride Success
Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
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Death Man Medicine Sick
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Children Pain Pleasure
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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Talk Understand Well Yourself
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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