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.
MOLIERENew-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
More Moliere Quotes
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It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism.
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And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn’t rule in love, you know.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.
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Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
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Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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