My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MOLIEREIt 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.
More Moliere Quotes
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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I recover my property wherever I find it.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn’t deserve to live.
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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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