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
freedom kindness helping-others
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
protection slander
There is no protection against slander.
envy envious dies
The envious will die, but envy never. [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
innocence accustomed
Innocence is not accustomed to blush. [Fr., L'innocence a rougir n'est point accoutumee.]
sex beard
All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.
way assassination
Assassination's the fastest way.
silence world scandal
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
action courses
Everyone has a right to his own course of action.
consistency ridicule suitable
Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.
wise perfect wish
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
reason
But it is not reason that governs love.
plagiarism property
I recover my property wherever I find it.
people today
The ancients, sir, are the ancients, and we are the people of today.
long desire arms
Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!