Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
MOLIEREAge brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
More Moliere Quotes
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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
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unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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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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There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
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Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
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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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Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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