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.
MOLIEREWords and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
More Moliere Quotes
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There is no protection against slander.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.
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The road is long fro the project to its completion.
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She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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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.
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Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
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Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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