The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
MOLIEREAh, there are no children nowadays.
More Moliere Quotes
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Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.
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Long is the road from conception to completion.
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People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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You are a fool in four letters, my son.
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I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
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In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.
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Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
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The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
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There is no protection against slander.
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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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