No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
MOLIERETobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
More Moliere Quotes
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I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
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It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
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The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
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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.
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It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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The smallest errors are always the best.
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It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
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No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
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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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I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
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Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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