Love is often the fruit of marriage.
MOLIEREBirth means nothing where there is no virtue.
More Moliere Quotes
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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
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The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
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Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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All the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
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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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It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
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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.
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All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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Too great haste leads us to error.
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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.
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It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
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One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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