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A woman of wit is a devil of intrigue. (Molière)
I saw him, I say, saw him with my own eyes. View quote
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, If every heart were just, frank, kindly, The other virtues would be well-nigh useless, Since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience The injustice of our fellows. View quote
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You see him laboring to produce bons mots. View quote
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It is seasoned throughout with Attic salt. View quote
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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. View quote
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Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error. View quote
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I live on good soup, not on fine words. View quote
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One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others. View quote
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It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all. View quote
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I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue. (Molière)
No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it's the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living. View quote
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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language. View quote
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There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live. View quote
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There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage. View quote
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing. View quote
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If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble. View quote
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise. View quote
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To marry a fool is to be no fool. View quote
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Reason is not what decides love. View quote
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless. (Molière)
If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well. View quote
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I have the knack of easing scruples. View quote
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Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty. View quote
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house. View quote
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Molière

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Occupation: French Playwright
Born: January 15, 1622
Died: February 17, 1673
Quotes count: 120
Wikipedia: Molière

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