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

Moliere

You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time Yourself
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
MOLIERE

Herself Laughter Yourself
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
MOLIERE

Beyond Compare Try World
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
MOLIERE

Himself Mortal
Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
MOLIERE

Age Solitude Soul
There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
MOLIERE

Charm Expression Fact Lying
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
MOLIERE

Age Feeling Moral Myself Time
The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
MOLIERE

Love Maturity Money Process Writing
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
MOLIERE

Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
It is a long road from conception to completion.
MOLIERE

Complete Concept Road
It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
MOLIERE

Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
MOLIERE

Children Pain Pleasure
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
MOLIERE

Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
MOLIERE

Finding Heaven Pleasure True
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
MOLIERE

Alive Food Goodness Myself

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

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