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My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.

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What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
MOLIERE

God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
MOLIERE

Better Greatness Place World
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MOLIERE

Home Lover Stand
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
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Himself Kill Money
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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Right True Zeal
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
MOLIERE

Absence Minimalism
How easy love makes fools of us.
MOLIERE

Easy Fools Love Ourselves
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
I will maintain it before the whole world.
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Maintain Myself World
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
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Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Love Season Thinking

My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.

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