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
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Better to be married than dead!
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The world, dear Agnes, is a strange affair.
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Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.
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We are easily duped by those we love.
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Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
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To live without loving is not really to live.
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It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.
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Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
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I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.
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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen.
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Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
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He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.