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How strange it is to see with how much passion People see things only in their own fashion!

Moliere

All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.
MOLIERE

Prose Verse
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
MOLIERE

Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
MOLIERE

Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
The envious will die, but envy never.
MOLIERE

Deep Jealous People
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
MOLIERE

Judgment Ourselves
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
Books and marriage go ill together.
MOLIERE

Book Marriage Sick
Reasoning is the pastime of my whole household, and all this reasoning has driven out Reason.
MOLIERE

Drive Home Reason
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?
MOLIERE

Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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Eat Live Oneself
One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
MOLIERE

Easy Humour Moral
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
I recover my property wherever I find it.
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Finding Myself Property Recover
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
MOLIERE

Ancestor People Present
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow

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