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It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

Moliere

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
MOLIERE

Human Myself
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
MOLIERE

Couple Perfection Sense Sober Wisdom
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
MOLIERE

Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MOLIERE

Myself Poet Trouble Writing
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
MOLIERE

Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
MOLIERE

Dinner Food Genuine
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
MOLIERE

Charity Known Money Yourself
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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Cheating Hold Infidelity
Good Heavens! For more than forty years I have been speaking prose without knowing it.
MOLIERE

Goodness Heaven Known Myself Talk
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
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Pocket Praise Sort Yourself
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
The smallest errors are always the best.
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Best Error Small
We die only once, and for such a long time.
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Death Time

It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

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