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I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
Dramaturge
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Paris
France
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Molière
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
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Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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The general public is easy. You don't have to answer to anyone and as long as you follow the rules of your profession, you needn't worry about the consequences. But the problem with the powerful and rich is that when they are sick, they really want their doctors to cure them.
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If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen.
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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
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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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New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
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Without dance, a man can do nothing.
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The smallest errors are always the best. [Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]
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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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