French - Playwright | January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673
Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts.
Moliere
ChangeWomanLawAnnoyingJustHow
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
LiveFoodEatShould
Books and marriage go ill together.
MarriageTogetherGoBooksIll
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
SinSecretScandalPublicOffends
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
NothingEveryoneHighHoldMust
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
PeaceLooksProfoundLessonsManure
I want to be distinguished from the rest; to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me.
FriendTruthMeRestWantTell
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
FoolMarry
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
IntegrityHeartUselessEveryone
There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.
LivePassionNothingDeserveWithout
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
IndulgeCapacityUnlimitedEvery
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
LoveMoneyWritingFriendsYouLike
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