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Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
Written by Moliere
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
Written by Moliere
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
Written by Moliere
There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.
Written by Moliere
Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
Written by Moliere
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
Written by Moliere
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
Written by Moliere
Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.
Written by Moliere
We die only once, and for such a long time.
Written by Moliere
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
Written by Moliere
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
Written by Moliere
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
Written by Moliere
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
Written by Moliere
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
Written by Moliere
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
Written by Moliere
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
Written by Moliere
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
Written by Moliere
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
Written by Moliere
Books and marriage go ill together.
Written by Moliere
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
Written by Moliere
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
Written by Moliere
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Written by Moliere
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
Written by Moliere
People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.
Written by Moliere
Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
Written by Moliere
Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
Written by Moliere
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
Written by Moliere
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
Written by Moliere
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
Written by Moliere
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
Written by Moliere

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