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The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.

Moliere

It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
MOLIERE

Beyond Compare Try World
Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Greatness Love Master Teaching
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
MOLIERE

Learning People Quality
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
MOLIERE

Bad Goodness
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
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
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Civilization Essence People Young
Reason is not what decides love.
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Decision Love Reason
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MOLIERE

Myself Poet Trouble Writing
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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Boredom Happiness Hard Time
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Value Worth Yourself
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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Alive Food Goodness Myself

The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.

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