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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.
Moliere
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Moliere
Age: 50 †
Born: 1622
Born: October 15
Died: 1673
Died: February 16
Dramaturge
Playwright
Poet
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Theatrical Director
Paris
France
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Molière
Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière
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As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
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We are easily duped by those we love.
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One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.
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Isn't the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?
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Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
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Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
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Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart. - Molière, The Misanthrope
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True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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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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I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.
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The envious will die, but envy never.
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Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.
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