There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
MOLIERENothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
More Moliere Quotes
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One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
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To live without loving is not really to live.
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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
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A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
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