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The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
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Amuse Comedy Correct Men
Two wives? That exceeds the custom.
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Marriage Rule Wife
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
MOLIERE

Death Knowledge Life Shadow
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Beautiful Feed Goodness Language
I will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
MOLIERE

Death Leaving Myself See Yourself
All the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness Leadership Skill
Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.
MOLIERE

Conquer Gold Love War
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
MOLIERE

Dinner Food Genuine
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
MOLIERE

Cure Husband Woman
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
MOLIERE

Government Grammar King
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
MOLIERE

Fool Ignorance Learning
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he’d take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
MOLIERE

Charity Known Money Yourself
The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.
MOLIERE

Karma Secret
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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Glory Greatness Hard Time Inspirational Obstacle
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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Love Maturity Money Process Writing

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