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I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

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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
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
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
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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Body Cover Soul Wound
We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time
A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
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Goodness Husband Problem Woman Young
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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Purpose Serve Understand
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Error Small
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
Ah, there are no children nowadays.
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Children Time
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
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Friendship Love Purity
Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
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Heart Honor Man Noble Wound

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

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