Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
MOLIEREWhat a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
More Moliere Quotes
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A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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I recover my property wherever I find it.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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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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A woman always has her revenge ready.
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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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