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The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

Moliere

People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
MOLIERE

People Praise Season Swallow
You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
MOLIERE

Peace Salvation Yourself
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
MOLIERE

Better Greatness Place World
Cover that bosom that I must not see: souls are wounded by such things.
MOLIERE

Body Cover Soul Wound
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
MOLIERE

Fruit Growth Slow Tree
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
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
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
MOLIERE

Children Pain Pleasure
Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
MOLIERE

Honest Live Man Passion Worth
Without dance, a man can do nothing.
MOLIERE

Dance Man One Liner
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
MOLIERE

Creation Private Sin Wicket
It is madness beyond compare To try to reform the world.
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Beyond Compare Try World
I will maintain it before the whole world.
MOLIERE

Maintain Myself World
Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
MOLIERE

Born One Liner Virtue
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MOLIERE

Forever Friendship Myself
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
MOLIERE

Perfection Quite Reason Sober Wisdom

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.

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