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Moliere

Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
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Greatness Rule Simplicity
I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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Offend Public Scandal Secret Sin
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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Behavior Friendship Ridiculous
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Love Maturity Money Process Writing
How easy love makes fools of us.
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Easy Fools Love Ourselves
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Heart Integrity Virtue
Ah, there are no longer any children!
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Children Growth One Liner
Ah, there are no children nowadays.
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Children Time

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