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.
MOLIEREWe die only once, and for such a long time.
More Moliere Quotes
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Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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You think you can marry for your own pleasure, friend?
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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
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Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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There is no protection against slander.
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