It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.
¶ (Attributed)
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Molière (1622-1673) French actor and playwright [pen name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
¶ (Attributed)
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
¶ (Attributed)
New-born desires, after all, have inexplicable charms, and all the pleasure of love is in variety.
¶ Dom Juan, I.ii (1665)
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