The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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Quotes by Moliere
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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.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
All 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.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.
There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.
People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.
Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
We die only once, and for such a long time.
Love is often the fruit of marriage.
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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