Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
MOLIEREI hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
More Moliere Quotes
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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Good Heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.
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Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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