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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

I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Heart Himself Man People Sincere Talk Word
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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Government Grammar King
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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Blind Clear Liberty Sight
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
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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.
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Deserve Drugs Live Passion Quite
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
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.
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Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Death Time Yourself
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Blush Innocence One Liner
But it is not reason that governs love.
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Government Love Reason
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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Haste Man Marriage Regret
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow

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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