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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

Moliere

We live under a prince who is an enemy to fraud, a prince whose eyes penetrate into the heart, and whom all the art of impostors can’t deceive.
MOLIERE

Enemy Heart Imposter Live
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
MOLIERE

Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
MOLIERE

Born Desire Love Pleasure Variety
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
MOLIERE

Offend Silence Sin World
One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
MOLIERE

Bad Oneself Poetry Writing
To live without loving is not really to live.
MOLIERE

Live Love Wasted
Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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Culture Hope
The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
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Absence Partner Relationship
Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Greatness Life Love Man Weakness
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MOLIERE

Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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Blind Clear Liberty Sight
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Affection Beautiful Husband Wife
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Capacity Limitation Occasion
To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.
MOLIERE

Ambition Greatness Heart Herself Love Woman
If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.
MOLIERE

Talk Understand Well Yourself

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

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