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Deception/Lying
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The difference between a saint and a hypocrite is that one lies for his religion, the other by it.
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Enthusiasm
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Enthusiasms, like stimulants, are often affected by people with small mental ballast.
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Envy / Jealousy
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The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.
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Experience
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Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.
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Flattery
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Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
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Greed
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Satiety is a mongrel that barks at the heels of plenty.
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Life
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The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
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Men & Women
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When a woman is very, very bad, she is awful, but when a man is correspondingly good, he is weird.
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Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him.
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Pleasure
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A fool bolts pleasure, then complains of moral indigestion.
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Proverbial Wisdom
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An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.
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Seduction
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Man proposes, woman forecloses.
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Virtue
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A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
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Books by and about Minna Antrim