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Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.

Moliere

I will maintain it before the whole world.
MOLIERE

Maintain Myself World
Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
MOLIERE

Death Man Medicine Sick
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
MOLIERE

Himself Mortal
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
MOLIERE

Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
MOLIERE

Bad Goodness
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
Malicious men may die, but malice never.
MOLIERE

Death Infidelity Malicious Man
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
MOLIERE

Manage Talk Understand
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
MOLIERE

Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
MOLIERE

Eat Enough Food
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
MOLIERE

Blind Clear Liberty Sight
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
MOLIERE

Amuse Comedy Correct Men
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIERE

Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
MOLIERE

Heaven Known Talk
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
MOLIERE

Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom
Ah! how annoying that the law doesn’t allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
MOLIERE

Annoy Change Husband Law Woman

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