Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
MOLIEREA wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
More Moliere Quotes
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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.
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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.
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I have the knack of easing scruples.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
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To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it’s good, is so very good That the bad when it’s bad can’t be bad!
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The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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He makes his cook his merit, and the world visits his dinners and not him.
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Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
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It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.
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