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“You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.”

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Molière, a renowned French playwright, was born on January 15, 1622, and died on February 17, 1673. He is known for his unique comedic style and profound social satire, and is considered one of the founders of French drama. more

“The great object of Education should be commensurate with the object of life. It should be a moral one; to teach self-trust: to inspire the youthful man with an interest in himself; with a curiosity touching his own nature; to acquaint him with the resources of his mind, and to teach him that there is all his strength.”

Men Should Mind Self Interest Moral Teach Objects Inspire Resources Curiosity Cute Touching Self Trust

Book:The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: The Selected Lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If there was any petting to be done...he chose to do it. Often he would sit looking at me, and then, moved by a delicate affection, come and pull at my coat and sleeve until he could touch my face with his nose, and then go away contented.”

Ifs Done Faces Cat Moved Affection Noses Going Away Delicate Coats Sleeves

Author:Charles Dudley Warner

“A cat is nobody's fool.”

Fool Cat Animal Rights

Book:It seems to me, 1925-1935

Source: It seems to me, 1925-1935

“Nothing's more determined than a cat on a hot tin roof.”

Cat Hot Determined Roof Tin Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Author:Tennessee Williams

“Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made acquaintance with everything.”

Firsts Made Moments Rooms Watches Quiet First Time Cat Smell Acquaintance

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better.”

Thinking Feels Church Army Suits

Author:Winston Churchill

“Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people.”

People Humans United Creative Fit Behavior Cat Patterns Pet Live By Creative People Funny Cat Pets Cats

Author:Andre Norton

“Always the cat remains a little beyond the limits we try to set for him in our blind folly.”

Trying Littles Humanity Animal Limits Cat Blind Remains Folly Funny Cat

Author:Andre Norton

“Among human beings, a cat is merely a cat; among cats, a cat is a prowling shadow in a jungle.”

Humans Human Beings Shadow Cat Jungle Prowling

Author:Karel Capek

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