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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.

Moliere

There is no protection against slander.
MOLIERE

Protection
Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
MOLIERE

Desire Human Known Oneself Weakness
The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
MOLIERE

Affair Strange World
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
MOLIERE

Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
MOLIERE

Fruit Growth Slow Tree
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
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
MOLIERE

Accomplishment Projection Road
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
MOLIERE

Double Grief Increase Yourself
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MOLIERE

Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
MOLIERE

Love Maturity Money Process Writing
Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
MOLIERE

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

Action Responsibility Silence
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
MOLIERE

Human Live Love Powerful
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MOLIERE

Myself Poet Trouble Writing
My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
MOLIERE

Heaven Known Talk
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MOLIERE

Home Lover Stand

The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.

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