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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

I live on good soup, not on fine words.
MOLIERE

Fine Goodness Live Soup Word
Stay awhile that we may make an end the sooner.
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End Soon
The only people who can be excused for letting a bad book loose on the world are the poor devils who have to write for a living.
MOLIERE

Devil Live People Poor World Writing
The more powerful the obstacle, the more glory we have in overcoming it; and the difficulties with which we are met are the maids of honor which set off virtue.
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Difficult Obstacle Powerful Virtue
The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.
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Brilliance Touch True
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
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Expensive Instrument Man Music Noise Opera
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
MOLIERE

Human Myself
We are easily duped by those we love.
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Easy Heart Love
Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.
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Man Myself
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
MOLIERE

Harm Ourselves Reaction Ultimate
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
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Fruit Love Marriage
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
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Himself Kill Money
Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
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Desire Human Known Oneself Weakness
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?
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Afford Best Employment Human Loyal Nature Opportunity Ourselves Virtue
A good husband be the best sort of plaster for to cure a young woman’s ailments.
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Goodness Husband Problem Woman Young
With a smile we should instruct our youth.
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Instruction Smile Youth

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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