Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
MOLIEREMost people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.
MOLIEREThere are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
MOLIEREIn clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
MOLIEREReasoning is the pastime of my whole household, and all this reasoning has driven out Reason.
MOLIEREWe should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
MOLIEREI always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MOLIERENo one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
MOLIEREIt is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
MOLIEREAs the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MOLIEREThe envious will die, but envy never.
MOLIEREAnd with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
MOLIEREThere is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
MOLIEREIf everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
MOLIEREIt is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
MOLIERETwo wives? That exceeds the custom.
MOLIERENo reason makes it right To shun accepted ways from stubborn spite; And we may better join the foolish crowd Than cling to wisdom, lonely though unbowed.
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