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They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.

Moliere

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
MOLIERE

Human Myself
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
MOLIERE

Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
MOLIERE

Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
Music and dance are all you need.
MOLIERE

Dance Music Need
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
MOLIERE

Accomplishment Projection Road
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
MOLIERE

Creation Private Sin Wicket
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
MOLIERE

Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
MOLIERE

Direction Himself Right
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
MOLIERE

People Praise Season Swallow
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
MOLIERE

Gratitude Heaven True Way
That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
MOLIERE

Fine Myself Understand Word
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
MOLIERE

Body Cover Soul Wound
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
MOLIERE

Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
MOLIERE

Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
MOLIERE

Oneself Talk Word
Good Heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.
MOLIERE

Goodness Heaven Known Myself Talk

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