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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

Moliere

They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
MOLIERE

Blind Clear Liberty Sight
When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
MOLIERE

Goodness Modeling People Side
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

Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
Gold makes the ugly beautiful.
MOLIERE

Beautiful Gold One Liner Ugly
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
MOLIERE

Book Expire Fame Famous Need Reading Virtue Worth
I recover my property wherever I find it.
MOLIERE

Finding Myself Property Recover
Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.
MOLIERE

Believe God Heaven
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
MOLIERE

Better Greatness Place World
Music and dance are all you need.
MOLIERE

Dance Music Need
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
MOLIERE

Knowledge Known
Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
MOLIERE

Greatness Rule Simplicity
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
MOLIERE

Action Responsibility Silence
What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.
MOLIERE

God Greatness Man Terrible Wicket
Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
MOLIERE

Heart Honor Man Noble Wound
Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
MOLIERE

Age Solitude Soul
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.
MOLIERE

Appearance Attack Effect Laughter People Vice Way

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