It may cost me twenty thousand francs; but for twenty thousand francs, I will have the right to rail against the iniquity of humanity, and to devote to it my eternal hatred.
MOLIEREThe proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
More Moliere Quotes
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The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
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A woman always has her revenge ready.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
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It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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