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Now, these authors have provided excellent portraits of them. I am myself, and I remain what I am. But I act and speak in a way that's suitable. I'm not one of those people who disparage the moralists. One can profit a lot from them, above all from those who have put morals into action. NOW THESE AUTHORS HAVE PROVIDED EXCELLENT PORTRAITS OF THEM I AM MYSELF AND I REMAIN WHAT I AM BUT I ACT AND SPEAK IN A WAY THAT SUITABLE I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO DISPARAGE THE MORALISTS ONE CAN PROFIT A LOT FROM THEM ABOVE ALL FROM THOSE WHO HAVE PUT MORALS INTO ACTION
s, I've read a bit." ME: What have you read? HIM: I've read, I read, and I constantly re-read Theophrastus, La Bruyère and Molière. ME: Those are excellent books. HIM: They are much better than people think, but who knows how to read them? ME: Everyone, according to how intelligent he is. HIM: Hardly anyone. Could you tell me what people are looking for in those books? ME: Amusement and instruction. HIM: What instruction? That's the point. ME: A knowledge of one's duties, a love of virtue, and a hatred of vice. HIM: Well, I gather from them everything one should do and everything which one shouldn't say. So when I read L'Avare, I say to myself: be a miser, if you want to, but be careful not to talk like a miser. When I read Tartuffe I tell myself: be a hypocrite, if you like, but don't talk like a hypocrite. Keep the vices which are useful, but don't assume a tone or an appearance which will make you ridiculous. In order to be sure about this tone and appearance, you have to know them. SK REMOVED YOU LEARN TO RECOGNIZE IT AND BESIDES I'VE READ A BIT ME WHAT HAVE YOU READ HIM I'VE READ WHY READ AND I CONSTANTLY REREAD THEOPHRASTUS LABRUET AND MOLIERE ME THOSE ARE EXCELLENT BOOKS HIM THEY ARE MUCH BETTER THAN PEOPLE THINK BUT WHO KNOWS HOW TO READ THEM ME EVERY ONE ACCORDING TO HOW INTELLIGENT HE IS HIM HARDLY ANY ONE COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IN THOSE BOOKS ME AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION HIM WHAT INSTRUCTION THAT'S THE POINT ME A KNOWLEDGE OF ONE'S DUTIES A LOVE OF VIRTUE AND A HATRED OF VICE HIM WELL I GATHER FROM THEM EVERYTHING ONE SHOULD DO AND EVERYTHING WHICH ONE SHOULDN'T SAY SO WHEN I READ LAVARE I SAY TO MYSELF BE A MISER IF YOU WANT TO BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO TALK LIKE A MISER WHEN I READ TARTUFFE I TELL MYSELF BE A HYPOCRITE IF YOU LIKE BUT DON'T TALK LIKE A HYPOCRITE KEEP THE VICES WHICH ARE USEFUL BUT DON'T ASSUME A TONE OR AN APPEARANCE WHICH WILL MAKE YOU RIDICULOUS IN ORDER TO BE SURE ABOUT THIS TONE AND APPEARANCE YOU HAVE TO KNOW THEM
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