No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object.

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One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave.

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What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

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To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.

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The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you.

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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.

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Look for a long time at what pleases you, and for a longer time at what pains you.

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Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight.

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In the matter of furnishing, I find a certain absence of ugliness far worse than ugliness.

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