All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we see ourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
MOLIEREHe who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
More Moliere Quotes
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When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
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The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
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To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
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To live without loving is not really to live.
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Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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