Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
MOLIEREAlthough I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
MOLIEREThe greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
MOLIERENo matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
MOLIEREIt 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.
MOLIEREPerfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
MOLIEREAll 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.
MOLIEREBirth means nothing where there is no virtue.
MOLIEREThen 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.
MOLIEREI always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MOLIERETobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
MOLIEREGrammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
MOLIERENothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
MOLIEREThe art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
MOLIEREPeople are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
MOLIEREHe makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
MOLIEREHe must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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