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I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.

Moliere

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Home Lover Stand
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
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
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
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
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
Books and marriage go ill together.
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Book Marriage Sick
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
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Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
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Pocket Praise Sort Yourself
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Errors Small
Music and dance are all you need.
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Dance Music Need

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