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It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.

Moliere

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
MOLIERE

Knowledge Known
When there is enough to eat for eight, there is plenty for ten.
MOLIERE

Eat Enough Food
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
MOLIERE

Herself Laughter Yourself
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
MOLIERE

Amuse Comedy Correct Men
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
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
MOLIERE

Himself Kill Money
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
MOLIERE

Draw Enough Goodness
Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
MOLIERE

Gratitude Heaven True Way
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
MOLIERE

Offend Public Secret Sin
The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
MOLIERE

Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.
MOLIERE

Believe Mathematics
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
MOLIERE

Oneself Talk Word
One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.
MOLIERE

Believe Enjoyment Oneself Prospect Trust
People don’t mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
MOLIERE

Mean People Ridiculous
You are a fool in four letters, my son.
MOLIERE

Fool Son Yourself
I have the knack of easing scruples.
MOLIERE

Easy Myself

It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.

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It is fine for a woman to know a lot; but I don’t want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.

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