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Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
Dramaturge
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France
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Molière
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
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Rest assured that there is nothing which wounds the heart of a noble man more deeply than the thought his honour is assailed.
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I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.
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People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.
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