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A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
Dramaturge
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Theatrical Director
Paris
France
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Molière
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
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I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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