The absence of the beloved, short though it may last, always lasts too long.
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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Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
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The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
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It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
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The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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The road is long fro the project to its completion.
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Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
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Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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A woman always has her revenge ready.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
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I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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One can be well-bred and write bad poetry.
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Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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