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
funny humorous men
Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.
philosophy philosopher ancient
According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat
annoyed vices annoying
I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.
kings grammar knows
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
education learning ignorance
A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.
courage grief grieving
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
philosophical matter way
No matter what everybody says, ultimately these things can harm us only by the way we react to them.
play giving effort
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
funny-love dog teenage-love
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
heartbreak deceit one-love
One is easily fooled by that which one loves.
food literature soup
I live on good soup, not on fine words.
long accomplishment projection
The road is a long one from the projection of a thing to its accomplishment.
money people consideration
Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.
children
Ah, there are no children nowadays.