The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
MOLIEREOne cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
More Moliere Quotes
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The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.
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Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
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No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
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People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
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You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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