Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.
MOLIEREBirth means nothing where there is no virtue.
More Moliere Quotes
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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.
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Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
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You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
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The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
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My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
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Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave’s a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death.
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Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
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Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
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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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Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
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Isn’t the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
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All the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill in dancing.
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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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We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
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