People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise.
- Moliere
More Quotes By Moliere
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- The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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- The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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- Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
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- Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
- A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
- Without dance, a man can do nothing.
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