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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

Moliere

We live under a prince who is an enemy to fraud, a prince whose eyes penetrate into the heart, and whom all the art of impostors can’t deceive.
MOLIERE

Enemy Heart Imposter Live
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.
MOLIERE

Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
MOLIERE

Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
MOLIERE

Follow Lesson Peace Taste
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
MOLIERE

Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
MOLIERE

Cure Husband Woman
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
MOLIERE

Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
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.
MOLIERE

Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
MOLIERE

Born Virtue
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
MOLIERE

Draw Enough Goodness
No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
MOLIERE

Attention Best Innocence Live Pay Safety Talk Way World
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
MOLIERE

Blush Innocence One Liner
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
MOLIERE

Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera

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