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Love is often the fruit of marriage.

Moliere

I have the knack of easing scruples.
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Easy Myself
We live under a prince who is an enemy to fraud, a prince whose eyes penetrate into the heart, and whom all the art of impostors can’t deceive.
MOLIERE

Enemy Heart Imposter Live
Books and marriage go ill together.
MOLIERE

Book Marriage Sick
People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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People Praise Season Swallow
The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
MOLIERE

Advantage Advice Annoy Art Greatness Yourself
Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.
MOLIERE

Human Live Love Powerful
People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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Action Difference People Promise
I maintain, in truth, That with a smile we should instruct our youth, Be very gentle when we have to blame, And not put them in fear of virtue’s name.
MOLIERE

Blame Maintain Name Smile Truth Virtue
You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.
MOLIERE

Learning Nonsense
But it is not reason that governs love.
MOLIERE

Government Love Reason
It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.
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Improvement Mistake Try World
I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.
MOLIERE

Hate Man Mean Oneself Vicious
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
MOLIERE

Best Insult Man Patience Reply Wisdom
To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
MOLIERE

Creation Private Sin Wicket
I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
MOLIERE

Believe Mathematics
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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Better Greatness Place World

Love is often the fruit of marriage.

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