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It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

Moliere

I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
MOLIERE

Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
I will maintain it before the whole world.
MOLIERE

Maintain Myself World
A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
MOLIERE

Book Marvelous
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
MOLIERE

Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
MOLIERE

Love Season Thinking
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
MOLIERE

Accomplishment Projection Road
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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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
Too great haste leads us to error.
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Error Greatness Haste
In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
MOLIERE

Eat Evidence Food Guest Live Order
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
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Devil Live People Poor World Writing
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time Yourself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Learning People Quality

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