We are all mortals, and each is for himself.
MOLIERENo matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
More Moliere Quotes
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There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.
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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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I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
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The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
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Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair.
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No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
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I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.
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Books and marriage go ill together.
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I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
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All the satires of the stage should be viewed without discomfort. They are public mirrors, where we are never to admit that we see ourselves; one admits to a fault when one is scandalized by its censure.
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I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.
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Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
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When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.
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