Moliere Quotes

• 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.

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• It’s true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.

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• It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

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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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• It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.

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• It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

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• It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.

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• If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

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• If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.

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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.

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• I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.

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• I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

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

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• I have the knack of easing scruples.

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• I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

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• I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.

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• He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.

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• Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.

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• Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.

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• Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

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Moliere (81)

Birth:	15th January, 1622
Death:	17th February, 1673
Nationality:	French
Profession:	Actor, Playwriter

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