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
perfect reason extremes
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
book good-friend bottles
Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.
kings heart world
Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart. - Molière, The Misanthrope
father son repentance
How easily a fathers tenderness is recalled, and how quickly a son's offenses vanish at the slightest word of repentance!
ridiculous behavior folks
Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.
honesty heart men
I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn't speak a single word that doesn't come straight from his heart.
inspirational success patience
The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.
wise wisdom patience
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.
dance book skills
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.
motivational positive success
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
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.]