From ‘The Learned Ladies’, Molière, Translated by Richard Wilbur
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1 min readAug 13, 2017
“Thinking is all this household thinks about, and reasoning has driven reason out.” -Chrysale, Act Two, Scene Seven
“We play what parts we’re given, here below; Wishing to be a wit won’t make one so.” -Henriette, Act Three, Scene Two