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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.

Moliere

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

Death Time
I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
MOLIERE

Boredom Interest Myself Preference Vice Virtue
There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
MOLIERE

Artist Fate Fools Himself Ignorance Vulgar Work
Age brings about everything; but it is not the time, Madam, as we know, to be a prude at twenty.
MOLIERE

Age Madam Time
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
MOLIERE

Learning Nonsense
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
MOLIERE

Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
MOLIERE

Believe God Heaven
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.
MOLIERE

Love Maturity Money Process Writing
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.
MOLIERE

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

Fine Myself Understand Word
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
MOLIERE

Love Season Thinking
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
MOLIERE

Offend Public Secret Sin
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
MOLIERE

Heart Integrity Virtue
Without dance, a man can do nothing.
MOLIERE

Dance Man One Liner
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
MOLIERE

Human Live Love Powerful

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.

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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.

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