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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

Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
MOLIERE

Avoid Extreme Perfection Reason
Deference and intimacy live far apart.
MOLIERE

Intimacy Live
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
MOLIERE

Right True Zeal
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
MOLIERE

Perfection Reason Sober Wisdom
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
MOLIERE

Learning People Quality
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
MOLIERE

Brilliance Touch True
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MOLIERE

Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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Draw Enough Goodness
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
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Fashion Hypocrisy Pass Vice Virtue
All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe
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Breathe Draw Mindset People Right
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
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Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Oneself Talk Word

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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