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According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat
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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unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
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I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
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The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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It is fine for a woman to know a lot but I don't want her to have this shocking desire to be learned for learnedness sake. When I ask a woman a question, I like her to pretend to ignore what she really knows.
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But it is not reason that governs love.
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All which is not prose is verse and all which is not verse is prose.
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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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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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