Quotes by Moliere

"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose."

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

"I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue."

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."

"There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live."

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

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

"Love is often the fruit of marriage."

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

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

"Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error."

"Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows."

"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

"The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit."

"I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper."

"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."

"Grammar, which knows how to control even kings."

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

"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."

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

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

"One should eat to live, not live to eat."

"The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them."

"There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage."

"It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right."

"I want to be distinguished from the rest to tell the truth, a friend to all mankind is not a friend for me."

"Books and marriage go ill together."

"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."

"He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure."

"Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood."

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