It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all.

Le scandale du monde est ce qui fait l'offense, Et ce n'est pas pecher que pecher en silence.

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Moliere. Le Tartuffe ou l'Imposteur [Tartuffe or the Impostor]. 5 Feb. 1669, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 4, sc. 5.

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Moliere. "Tartuffe." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 4, sc. 5.