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21 " A lover pays his court where his heart has taken root; he aims at gaining every one’s favour in that spot; and so as to have no one opposed to his flame, he endeavours to please the very house-dog. "
― Molière , Oeuvres complètes
22 " GéronteMonsieur, c'est là sa maladie. Elle est devenue muette, sans que jusques ici on en ait pu savoir la cause : et c'est un accident qui a fait reculer son mariage. SganarelleEt pourquoi ? GéronteCelui qu'elle doit épouser veut attendre sa guérison pour conclure les choses. SganarelleEt qui est ce sot-là, qui ne veut pas que sa femme soit muette ? Plût à Dieu que la mienne eût cette maladie ! je me garderais bien de la vouloir guérir. "
23 " Let us not apply to ourselves the points of general censure; let us profit by the lesson, if possible, without assuming that we are spoken against. "
24 " Dor. So you think, Lysidas, that all the wit and beauty are to be found in serious poems, and that comic pieces are trifles which deserve no praise? Ur. I certainly do not think so. Tragedy no doubt is very fine when it is well written; but comedy has also its charms, and I believe that one is no less difficult than the other. "
25 " Ur. It is strange in you gentlemen poets that you always condemn the pieces which every one runs after, and speak well only of those which no one goes to see. You display an unconquerable hatred for the one, and an inconceivable tenderness for the others. "