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Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

Moliere

With a smile we should instruct our youth.
MOLIERE

Instruction Smile Youth
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
MOLIERE

Himself Kill Money
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
MOLIERE

Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
MOLIERE

Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
Time has nothing to do with the matter.
MOLIERE

Substance Time
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
MOLIERE

Cure Husband Woman
It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
MOLIERE

Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
We live under a prince who is an enemy to fraud, a prince whose eyes penetrate into the heart, and whom all the art of impostors can’t deceive.
MOLIERE

Enemy Heart Imposter Live
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
MOLIERE

Judgment Ourselves
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
MOLIERE

God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
MOLIERE

Offend Silence Sin World
There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn’t deserve to live.
MOLIERE

Deserve Drugs Live Passion Quite
There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
MOLIERE

Charm Expression Fact Lying
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
MOLIERE

Mean People Ridiculous
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

Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

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