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A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

Moliere

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
MOLIERE

Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
MOLIERE

Drugs Equality Life Live Philosophy Worth
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
MOLIERE

Himself Mortal
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MOLIERE

Home Lover Stand
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIERE

Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
MOLIERE

Man Precise Smart
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
MOLIERE

Deserve Fortune Goodness Hope
Things are only worth what you make them worth.
MOLIERE

Value Worth Yourself
In order to prove a friend to one’s guests, frugality must reign in one’s meals; and, according to an ancient saying, one must eat to live, not live to eat.
MOLIERE

Eat Evidence Food Guest Live Order
The great ambition of women is to inspire love.
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Ambition Greatness Love Woman
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
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Courage Pity Pretend
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
MOLIERE

Cruelty Doubt Truth Worst
The road is long fro the project to its completion.
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Complete Project Road
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
MOLIERE

Draw Enough Goodness
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

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