It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all. — Moliere
It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all.
In the original French
Le scandale du monde est ce qui fait l'offense, Et ce n'est pas pecher que pecher en silence.
Tartuffe · 1669
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Current citation
Moliere. "Tartuffe." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 5.
Original citation
Moliere. Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur [Tartuffe or the Impostor]. 5 Feb. 1669, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 4, sc. 5.
