Moliere
Playwright
1622-01-15 – 1673-02-17
Moliere was a French playwright and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of comedy in the French language. His plays, including Tartuffe and The Misanthrope, remain central works in world theatre.
Quotes by Moliere
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Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
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I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
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I live on good soup, not on fine words.
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If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
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He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
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There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.
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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.
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The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
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A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
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Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.
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Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.
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Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
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All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.
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I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.
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No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it's the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
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Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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One should eat to live, not live to eat.
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