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

Moliere

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Love Season Thinking
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
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Honest Live Man Passion Worth
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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Forever Hate Humanity Myself Price
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
MOLIERE

Eat Live Oneself
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
MOLIERE

Friendship Love Purity
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
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Creation Private Sin Wicket
How strange it is to see with how much passion People see things only in their own fashion!
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Fashion Passion People See Strange
All right-minded people adore it; and anyone who is able to live without it is unworthy to draw breathe
MOLIERE

Breathe Draw Mindset People Right
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
MOLIERE

Desire Embrace Mercy People Satisfaction
When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
MOLIERE

Purpose Serve Understand
Virtue is the first title of nobility.
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Nobility Virtue
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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Myself Poet Trouble Writing
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Death Knowledge Life Shadow
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
MOLIERE

Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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Esteem Hold Preference
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.
MOLIERE

Desire Ignorance Learning Myself Question Woman
Reason is not what decides love.
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Decision Love Reason
Long is the road from conception to completion.
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Complete Road
Assassination’s the fastest way.
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Assassination Death Fast Murder Way
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
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Learning Nonsense
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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Judgment Ourselves
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
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Eat Enough Food
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Double Grief Increase Yourself

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