Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
MOLIEREI recover my property wherever I find it.
More Moliere Quotes
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I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.
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Birth means nothing where there is no virtue.
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unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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I have the knack of easing scruples.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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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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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.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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