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It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
MoliereI am addressing myself--I am addressing myself to my cap.
MoliereThe real Amphitryon is the Amphitryon who gives dinners.
MoliereThe greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
MoliereAh that I? You would have it so, you would have it so; George Dandin, you would have it so! This suits you very nicely, and you are served right; you have precisely what you deserve.
MoliereDon't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
MoliereTell me to whom you are addressing yourself when you say that.
MoliereNearly all men die of their remedies, and not of their illnesses.
MoliereEvery good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
MoliereWriting is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MoliereOf all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
MoliereMy fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
MoliereA wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
MoliereThat must be wonderful; I have no idea of what it means.
MoliereOne should eat to live, and not live to eat.
MoliereAll 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.
MoliereHe's a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.
MoliereIt infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
MoliereAssassination's the fastest way.
MoliereThe world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
MoliereThings only have the value that we give them
MoliereThere are fagots and fagots.
MoliereIt is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
MoliereBooks and marriage go ill together.
MoliereI always write a good first line, but I have trouble in writing the others.
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