Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIEREStay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
More Moliere Quotes
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I have the knack of easing scruples.
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The smallest errors are always the best.
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There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
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We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn’t deserve to live.
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Assassination’s the fastest way.
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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
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You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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Reason is not what decides love.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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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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I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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