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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.

Moliere

She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
MOLIERE

Herself Laughter Yourself
Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
MOLIERE

Desire Human Known Oneself Weakness
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
MOLIERE

Fool Son Yourself
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
MOLIERE

Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
MOLIERE

Delight Honor Pleasure Reward
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
MOLIERE

Bad Honor Man Poet Writing
Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
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Heart Honor Man Noble Wound
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
MOLIERE

Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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Action Responsibility Silence
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
MOLIERE

Better Greatness Place World
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Fine Myself Understand Word
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
MOLIERE

Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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Grammar Hands Law Obedience
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
Gold makes the ugly beautiful.
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Beautiful Gold One Liner Ugly

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