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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.

Moliere

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
MOLIERE

Esteem Hold Preference
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
MOLIERE

Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
MOLIERE

Beyond Compare Try World
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
MOLIERE

Blush Innocence One Liner
Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
MOLIERE

Greatness Rule Simplicity
Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
MOLIERE

Conquer Gold Love War
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
MOLIERE

Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
MOLIERE

Follow Lesson Peace Taste
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
MOLIERE

Preference Vice Virtue
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
MOLIERE

Goodness Modeling People Side
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
MOLIERE

Act Best Blow Forget Pride Success
All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
MOLIERE

Beard Discrimination Power Sex
There is no protection against slander.
MOLIERE

Protection
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
MOLIERE

Man Myself
The smallest errors are always the best.
MOLIERE

Best Errors Small

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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