To create a public scandal is what’s wicked; to sin in private is not a sin.
MOLIEREI will not leave you until I have seen you hanged.
More Moliere Quotes
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At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
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When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.
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The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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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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The envious will die, but envy never.
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To live without loving is not really to live.
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Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
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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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The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit.
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You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
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The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
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There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
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Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws.
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