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Some 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.

Moliere

All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
MOLIERE

Beard Discrimination Power Sex
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
MOLIERE

Human Live Love Powerful
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
MOLIERE

Embrace Honor Myself Place Preserve Worm
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
MOLIERE

Esteem Hold Preference
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
MOLIERE

Culture Hope
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
MOLIERE

Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
MOLIERE

Accomplishment Projection Road
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MOLIERE

Forever Friendship Myself
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
MOLIERE

Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
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
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MOLIERE

Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
MOLIERE

Double Grief Increase Yourself
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
MOLIERE

Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIERE

Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
MOLIERE

Oneself Talk Word
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman

Some 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.

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Some 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.

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