There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
MOLIERESolitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
More Moliere Quotes
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There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
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Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
MOLIEREHeaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
MOLIERELong is the road from conception to completion.
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Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
MOLIEREOf all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
MOLIEREMan’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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We are easily duped by those we love.
MOLIEREWe are easily duped by those we love.
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There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
MOLIEREThere’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
MOLIEREEveryone has a right to his own course of action.
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Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
MOLIEREBirth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
MOLIEREI feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
MOLIEREFrenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
MOLIERETobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
MOLIERESolitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
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People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
MOLIEREPeople are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
MOLIEREGold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
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Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
MOLIERENothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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