We are easily duped by those we love.
MOLIERETwo wives? That exceeds the custom.
More Moliere Quotes
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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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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.
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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
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No 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.
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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
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Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
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I will maintain it before the whole world.
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved.
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You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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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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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.
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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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