It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
MOLIERE
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
More Moliere Quotes
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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
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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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Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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We are easily duped by those we love.
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I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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But it is not reason that governs love.
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Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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My heavens! I’ve been talking prose for the last forty years without knowing it.
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We die only once, and for such a long time.
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