New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
MOLIEREBeauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
More Moliere Quotes
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The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Even Rome cannot grant us a dispensation from death.
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A woman always has her revenge ready.
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Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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We die only once, and for such a long time.
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The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
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Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
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Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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It is a long road from conception to completion.
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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There is no protection against slander.
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The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
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The smallest errors are always the best.
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