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.
MOLIERESome of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
More Moliere Quotes
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Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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The smallest errors are always the best.
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All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe
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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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Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
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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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There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
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Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
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But it is not reason that governs love.
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You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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