"Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit."
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"Men write many fine and plausible arguments in support of monarchy, but the fact remains that where every man has a voice, brutal laws are impossible"
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"For table-talk, I prefer the pleasant and witty before the learned and the grave; in bed, beauty before goodness."
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"Poesy is a beauteous damsel, chaste, honourable, discreet, witty, retired, and who keeps herself within the limits of propriety. She is a friend of solitude; fountains entertain her, meadows console her, woods free her from ennui, flowers delight her; in short, she gives pleasure and instruction to all with whom she communicates."
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"I declare, on my soul and conscience, that the attainment of power, or of a great name in literature, seemed to me an easier victory than a success with some young, witty, and gracious lady of high degree."
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