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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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Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
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The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
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To marry a fool is to be no fool.
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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I have a heart to love all the world and like Alexander I wish there were yet other worlds, so I could carry even further my amorous conquests.
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Those whose conduct gives room for talk are always the first to attack their neighbors.
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I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
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All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
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