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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.

Moliere

A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
MOLIERE

Goodness Husband Problem Woman Young
There’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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Age People Praise
Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.
MOLIERE

Betrayal Bitter Heart Honesty Seek Vice World Wrong
Assassination’s the fastest way.
MOLIERE

Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
MOLIERE

Double Grief Increase Yourself
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
MOLIERE

Ancestor People Present
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
MOLIERE

Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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Fruit Growth Slow Tree
The envious will die, but envy never.
MOLIERE

Deep Jealous People
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
MOLIERE

Offend Public Secret Sin
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
MOLIERE

Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Dinner Food Genuine
We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
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Bad Goodness
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
MOLIERE

Charity Known Money Yourself
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
MOLIERE

Fine Goodness Live Soup Word

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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