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"Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive."
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"When men make themselves into brutes it is just to treat them like brutes."
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"You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year."
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"Nothing is poetical if plain daylight is not poetical; and no monster should amaze us if the normal man does not amaze."
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"A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good."
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"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."
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"Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too."
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"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat."
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"No man may make another free."
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"Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men."
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"To depend upon the Will of a Man is Slavery."
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"Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing."
Nothing
"He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure."
Peace
"There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live."
Folk
"To marry a fool is to be no fool."
Fool
"Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired."
Work
"As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt."
Men
"All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing."
History
"The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them."
Men
"True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise."
Compromise
"Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood."
Talk
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