Quotes by Molière
16 quotes by Molière
Molière - french playwright
Also called: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.
Was born on 15 jan 1622.
Died on 17 feb 1673, at 51 years old.
Died on 17 feb 1673, at 51 years old.
Origin country: France
Biography: Was a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Moli re's best-known dramas are The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, Tartuffe or the Hypocrite, The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid...
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MQuote by Molière about love, pets, home, house
Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.
MQuote by Molière about temperance, reason, perfection
A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.
MQuote by Molière about wisdom, insults, patience, man
As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.
MQuote by Molière about literature, comedy, purpose, reason, man
Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
MQuote by Molière about literature, writing, money, love, contentment
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
MQuote by Molière about friendship, purity, love, nothing
The moralist is like the eye: it sees everything but cannot see itself.
MQuote by Molière about moral
