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And with his arms crossed he looks pityingly down from his spiritual height on everything that anyone says.
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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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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The public scandal is what constitutes the offence: sins sinned in secret are no sins at all.
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