Moliere
Moliere
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best known works are The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid, and The Bourgeois Gentleman...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth15 January 1622
CountryFrance
writing fine
That must be fine, for I don't understand a word.
errors literature haste
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
passion doubt faults
Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved
laughing people strange
It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.
thinking dust long
Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.
beautiful soup literature
I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.
happiness should-have unbroken
unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.
sarcastic men made
He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.
fashion hypocrite hypocrisy
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
fool greatest-love easy
How easy love makes fools of us.
queens kings wine
If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen.
effort honor rewards
There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.
eating dine genuine
The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
men nasty creatures
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.