The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
MOLIEREYou are a fool in four letters, my son.
More Moliere Quotes
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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No reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
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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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To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.
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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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When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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