It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
MOLIEREThe ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
More Moliere Quotes
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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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Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
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In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Reason is not what decides love.
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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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Assassination’s the fastest way.
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She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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Music and dance are all you need.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we see ourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
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