Moliere

There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.

To marry a fool is to be no fool.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

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

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

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

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

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

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.

My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.

That must be fine, for I don't understand a word.

Esteem must be founded on some sort of preference. Bestow it on everybody and it ceases to have any meaning at all.

Birth is nothing where virtue is not

Gold is the key, whatever else we try; and that sweet metal aids the conqueror in every case, in love as well as war.

Once you have the cap and gown all you need do is open your mouth. Whatever nonsense you talk becomes wisdom and all the rubbish good sense.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

With a smile we should instruct our youth.

People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.

The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.