Moliere Quotes

French - Playwright January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673

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.

Patience, Wisdom, Best, Man, Wise, Reply

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. - Moliere

The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

Nature, Best, Fruit, Trees, Slow, Grow

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. - Moliere

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Great, Overcoming, Glory, More, Obstacle

Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.

Control, Kings, Grammar, How, Even

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

Good, Live, Words, Soup, Fine

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

Virtue, Annoying, Pleasant, Vice, Prefer

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.

Men, Purpose, Comedy, See, Why, Reason

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.

Great, History, Political, Skill, Books

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

Only, Responsible, Also, Held

It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right.

Me, Know, Wrong, Right

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There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage.

Courage, Well, Pretenders, Piety

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

Good, Look, Thinking, Others, Deal

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive. - Moliere

Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.

Man, Expensive, Most, Opera, Known

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love. - Moliere

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

Love, Think, Joy, Christmas, Fine, Those

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

Road, Haste, Error, Direct, Unreasonable

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

Mind, People, Never, Want, Mean, Being

A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.

Fool, More, Ignorant, Learned, Than

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.

Dog, Pet, Stand, House, Well, Lover

I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.

Good, Beautiful, Language, Soup, Feed

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

Grief, You, Sympathy, Too Much, Well

All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.

Which, Prose, Verse

The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.

Men, Humor, Comedy, Duty, Them, Correct

Don't appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.

Speak, Talk, Your, Pray, Understood

Oh, how fine it is to know a thing or two.

Know, Two, Fine, How, Thing, Oh

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

Good, Man, World, True, Charity, Wealth

I have the knack of easing scruples.

Scruples, Knack, Easing

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