One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
MOLIEREFolk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
More Moliere Quotes
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Ah, there are no longer any children!
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The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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There is something inexpressibly charming in falling in love and, surely, the whole pleasure lies in the fact that love isn’t lasting.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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