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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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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
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.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
MOLIERE

Draw Enough Goodness
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
MOLIERE

Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
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.
MOLIERE

Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
Ah! how annoying that the law doesn’t allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
MOLIERE

Annoy Change Husband Law Woman
And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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Himself Spiritual
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
MOLIERE

Beyond Compare Try World
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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Human Live Love Powerful
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Offend Public Secret Sin
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
MOLIERE

Action Responsibility Silence
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
MOLIERE

Angry Right Wrong
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
MOLIERE

Fortune Friendship Goodness Greatness Possession
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue

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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