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No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.

Moliere

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.
MOLIERE

Artist Fate Fools Himself Ignorance Vulgar Work
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
MOLIERE

Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
MOLIERE

Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time Yourself
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
MOLIERE

Alive Food Goodness Myself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
MOLIERE

Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
MOLIERE

Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son’s offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
MOLIERE

Easy Father Regret Son Vanish
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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Blind Clear Liberty Sight
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Mean People Ridiculous
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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Act Best Blow Forget Pride Success
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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Absence Minimalism
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
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Believe God Heaven
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
MOLIERE

Offend Silence Sin World

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