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He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.

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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
MOLIERE

Consistent Ridiculous Suitable
True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
MOLIERE

Compromise Heaven Pleasure True
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
MOLIERE

Easy Fools Love Oneself
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MOLIERE

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

Blind Clear Liberty Sight
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
MOLIERE

Boredom Happiness Hard Time
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
MOLIERE

Harm Ourselves Reaction Ultimate
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
MOLIERE

Fruit Growth Slow Tree
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
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
MOLIERE

Marriage Rule Wife
I will maintain it before the whole world.
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Maintain Myself World
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
MOLIERE

Learning Nonsense
Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.
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Honor Share
I have the knack of easing scruples.
MOLIERE

Easy Myself
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
MOLIERE

Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue

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