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
innocence accustomed
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
way assassination
Assassination's the fastest way.
wise fashion men
We ought always to conform to the manners of the greater number, and so behave as not to draw attention to ourselves. Excess either way shocks, and every man truly wise ought to attend to this in his dress as well as language, never to be affected in anything and follow without being in too great haste the changes of fashion.
protection slander
There is no protection against slander.
intimacy deference wooing
Deference and intimacy live far apart.
noble holy zeal
Nothing can be fairer, or more noble, than the holy fervor of true zeal.
profound literature lessons
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.
errors haste
Too great haste leads us to error.
envy envious dies
The envious will die, but envy never. [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
excess absence
All is wholesome in the absence of excess.
preference esteem
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.
couple perfect sobriety
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
long judgement looks
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
tongue poison proof
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.