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Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.

Moliere

That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
MOLIERE

Fine Myself Understand Word
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
MOLIERE

Direction Himself Right
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
MOLIERE

Creation Private Sin Wicket
You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
MOLIERE

Peace Salvation Yourself
We die only once, and for such a long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time
Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.
MOLIERE

Esteem Meaning Preference
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIERE

Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
MOLIERE

Judgment Ourselves
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
MOLIERE

Believe God Heaven
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
MOLIERE

Devil Live People Poor World Writing
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
MOLIERE

Grammar Hands Law Obedience
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.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Mistake Passion Truth Worst
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.
MOLIERE

Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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Human Live Love Powerful
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
MOLIERE

Ancestor People Present
Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
MOLIERE

Act Charity Goodness Himself Man True Wealth

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