One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

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It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

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Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

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Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.

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Toinette: Look you, Sir; a beard is something in itself; a beard is half the doctor.

classic line from The Imaginary Invalid, script by Moliere (1673)
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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

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It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.

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Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.

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