Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!
MOLIEREEven Rome cannot grant us a dispensation from death.
More Moliere Quotes
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
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Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
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It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
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If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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That must be fine, for I don’t understand a word.
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There’s nothing quite like tobacco: it’s the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn’t deserve to live.
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Ah! how annoying that the law doesn’t allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
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To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.
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It’s an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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