Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MOLIEREToo great haste leads us to error.
More Moliere Quotes
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It is a long road from conception to completion.
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With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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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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Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
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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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The envious will die, but envy never.
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People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.
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We die only once, and for such a long time.
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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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Ah, there are no children nowadays.
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Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate’s affection.
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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