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
crafts lines firsts
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
fool
To marry a fool is to be no fool.
literature bears pockets
There is no praise to bear the sort that you put in your pocket.
eternal-friendship eternity swear
My fair one, let us swear an eternal friendship.
kings grammar
Grammar, which can govern even Kings.
fate deserve-more fortune
The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
communication speak wells
We always speak well when we manage to be understood.
best-love love-is criticism
The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.
education teaching needs
Once you have the cap and gown all you need do is open your mouth. Whatever nonsense you talk becomes wisdom and all the rubbish good sense.
death shadow-of-death shadow
Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death
writing might chance
I might, by chance, write something just as shoddy; But then I wouldn't show it to everybody.
vices birth virtue
Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.
christian money roots
And knowing money is a root of evil, in Christian charity, he'd take away whatever things may hinder your salvation.
deeds undone left
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.