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Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.

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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.
MOLIERE

Friendship Man Myself Truth
There is no protection against slander.
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Protection
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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Manage Talk Understand
Deference and intimacy live far apart.
MOLIERE

Intimacy Live
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
MOLIERE

Accomplishment Projection Road
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
MOLIERE

Children Pain Pleasure
Its as if you think you’d never find Reason and the Sacred intertwined.
MOLIERE

Reason Sacred Thinking
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
MOLIERE

Action Difference People Promise
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
MOLIERE

Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
It is a long road from conception to completion.
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Complete Concept Road
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
MOLIERE

Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
MOLIERE

Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
MOLIERE

Death Man Medicine Sick
Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
MOLIERE

Heart Honor Man Noble Wound

Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.

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