Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
MOLIEREThe greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
More Moliere Quotes
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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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When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Music and dance are all you need.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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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.
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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The smallest errors are always the best.
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Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Too great haste leads us to error.
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