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

Moliere

Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Ancestor People Present
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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Government Grammar King
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
Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
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Conquer Gold Love War
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
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Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Evidence Food Guest Live Order
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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Alive Food Goodness Myself
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Capacity Limitation Occasion
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

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