Pierre Beaumarchais quotes

Of all serious things, marriage is the most ludicrous. (Pierre Beaumarchais)
Drinking when not thirsty and making love all the time, madam, is all that distinguishes us from other animals. View quote
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Honest men love women; those who deceive them adore them. View quote
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I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep. View quote
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Because you are a great lord, you believe that you are a great genius! You took the trouble to be born, no more. You remain an ordinary enough man! View quote
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As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything. View quote
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Calumniate, calumniate; there will always be something which sticks. View quote
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Be commonplace and creeping, and you attain all things. View quote
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It is by no means necessary to understand things to speak confidently about them. View quote
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Today if something is not worth saying, people sing it. View quote
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Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough. (Pierre Beaumarchais)
If censorship reigns, there cannot be sincere flattery, and none but little men are afraid of little writings. View quote
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Everything ends with songs. View quote
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What silly people wits are! View quote
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It is not necessary to retain facts that we may reason concerning them. View quote
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That which is not worth speaking they sing. View quote
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I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry. View quote
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Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick. View quote
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Nowadays what isn't worth saying is sung. View quote
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Without pleasure man would live like a fool and soon die. View quote
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