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Of all human follies there's none could be greater
Than trying to render our fellow-men better.


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However gross the flattery, the most cunning are easily duped; there is nothing so impertinent or ridiculous which they will not believe, provided it be seasoned with praise.

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People do not mind being wicked; but they object to being made ridiculous.

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Born: January 15, 1622
Died: February 17, 1673 (aged 51)
Bio: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.
Known for:
  1. Tartuffe
  2. The Miser (1668)
  3. The Imaginary Invalid
  4. The School for Wives (1663)
  5. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1670)
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