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
Moliere quotes about
value
Things only have the value that we give them
condemning examine human-nature oneself others thinking time
One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others
errors literature haste
Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.
very-good
We must take the good with the bad; For the good when it's good, is so very good That the bad when it's bad can't be bad!
salvation solace
You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.
crafts lines firsts
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
fine-words alive good-food
It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
innocence accustomed
Innocence is not accustomed to blush.
errors haste
Too great haste leads us to error.