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The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.

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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
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.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
MOLIERE

Direct Error Haste Reason
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
MOLIERE

God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
But it is not reason that governs love.
MOLIERE

Government Love Reason
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
MOLIERE

Gratitude Heaven True Way
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MOLIERE

Forever Friendship Myself
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
MOLIERE

Direction Himself Right
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
MOLIERE

Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
I will maintain it before the whole world.
MOLIERE

Maintain Myself World
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
MOLIERE

Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
MOLIERE

Brilliance Touch True
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
MOLIERE

Ancestor Born Glorious Virtue
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Fools Marriage
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon

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