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Dom Juan believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.

Moliere

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.
MOLIERE

Change Clothes Current Follow Man Taste
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
MOLIERE

Control Grammar King
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
MOLIERE

Pocket Praise Sort Yourself
Birth is nothing where virtue is not.
MOLIERE

Born One Liner Virtue
It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
MOLIERE

Finding Heaven Pleasure True
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
MOLIERE

Brilliance Touch True
All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
MOLIERE

Dance Failure Greatness History Humanity Man Sick Skills Tragedy
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
MOLIERE

Esteem Hold Preference
Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
MOLIERE

Greatness Rule Simplicity
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.
MOLIERE

Children Pain Pleasure
There’s nothing people can’t contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
MOLIERE

Age People Praise
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
MOLIERE

Eat Enough Food
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.
MOLIERE

Action Heart Ourselves Secret
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIERE

Love Money Prostitution Writing Yourself
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
MOLIERE

Civilization Essence People Young
We die only once, and for such a long time.
MOLIERE

Death Time

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