Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them. MOLIERE AncestorGlorious
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 might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn’t show it to everybody. MOLIERE Chance
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest. MOLIERE Cultivation