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Men Quotes by Moliere
- He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
- Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.
- Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.
- There is nothing so necessary for men as dancing.
- Without dance, a man can do nothing.
- In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the…
- The defects of human nature afford us opportunities of exercising our philosophy, the best employment of our virtues. If all men were righteous, all hearts…
- Men often marry in hasty recklessness and repent afterward all their lives.
- 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 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.
- As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
- Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
- Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.
- Malicious men may die, but malice never.
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