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

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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Offend Silence Sin World
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Better Death Marriage
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
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Devil Live People Poor World Writing
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Capacity Limitation Occasion
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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Ancestor Born Glorious Virtue
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody.
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Chance Myself Show Writing
The envious will die, but envy never.
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Deep Jealous People
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
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
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

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