Moliere Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
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“A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.”
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“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”
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“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”
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“It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.”
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“Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.”
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“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.”
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“Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.”
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“If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.”
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“Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.”
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“One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.”
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“A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.”
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“Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.”
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“Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.”
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“unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.”
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“Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure, but brought forth in pain.”
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“Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.”
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“Reasoning is the pastime of my whole household, and all this reasoning has driven out Reason.”
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“Ah! devout though I may be, I am no less a man!”
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“I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.”
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“Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.”
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“It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.”
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“I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.”
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“A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.”
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