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I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

Moliere

Being

Fault

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.

Moliere

Nothing

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.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

Moliere

Pet

A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.

Moliere

Fool

I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.

Moliere

Language

He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.

Moliere

Peace

Reason is not what decides love.

Moliere

Love

Reason

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

Moliere

Thinking

Books and marriage go ill together.

Moliere

Marriage

Books

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

Moliere

Man

Opera

Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.

Moliere

Soul

Solitude