Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
MOLIEREMan’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
More Moliere Quotes
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
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The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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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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It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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The road is long fro the project to its completion.
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Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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But it is not reason that governs love.
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We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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To live without loving is not really to live.
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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