One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
MOLIEREFrenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
More Moliere Quotes
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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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Time has nothing to do with the matter.
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I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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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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If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
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How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son’s offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
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Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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Assassination’s the fastest way.
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It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
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There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
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You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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