According as the man is, so must you humour him.

Quote by Jean Racine

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Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before.

In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before.

A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never...

A noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never...

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with...

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with...

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

I have pushed virtue to outright brutality.

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

Many a time a man cannot be such as he would be, if circumstances do...

Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us:...

Love is not a fire to be shut up in a soul. Everything betrays us:...

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

Justice in the extreme is often unjust.

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am...

I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am...

Do not they bring it to pass by knowing that they know nothing at all?

Do not they bring it to pass by knowing that they know nothing at all?

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

How good is God! How sweet his yoke!

Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.

Hell, covering all with its gloomy vapors, has cast shadows on even the holiest eyes.

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the...

On the throne, one has many worries; and remorse is the one that weighs the...

Without money honor is merely a disease.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules...

The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules...

If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.

If I could believe that this was said sincerely, I could put up with anything.