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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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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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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Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
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And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
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It's an odd job, making decent people laugh.
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Things are only worth what you make them worth.
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Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
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Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know.
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It is a folly second to none to try to improve the world.
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Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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There's nothing people can't contrive to praise or condemn and find justification for doing so, according to their age and their inclinations.
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Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
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The smallest errors are always the best. [Fr., Les plus courtes erreurs sont toujours les meilleures.]
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved
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Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters.
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Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
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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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Innocence is not accustomed to blush. [Fr., L'innocence a rougir n'est point accoutumee.]
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According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat
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The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts true and frank and loyal, what use would our virtues be?
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