When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
MOLIERETobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
More Moliere Quotes
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Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
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I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
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You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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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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