Quotes By Moliere

Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

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.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.

There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well.

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

We die only once, and for such a long time.

Books and marriage go ill together.

The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

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.

To marry a fool is to be no fool.

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.