Molière Quotes

We have changed all that.

Así va el mundo. Muchos adquieren opinión de doctos, no por lo que efectivamente saben, sino por el concepto que forma de ellos la ignorancia de los demás.

I always do the first line well, but I have trouble with the others.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.

But how a man like you, who looks so wise
And wears a moustache of such splendid size,
Can be so foolish as to...

Dor. So you think, Lysidas, that all the wit and beauty are to be found in serious poems, and that comic pieces are trifles which deserve no praise? Ur. I certainly do not think so. Tragedy no doubt is very fine when it is well written; but comedy has also its charms, and I believe that one is no less difficult than the other.

Si c'est votre façon d'aimer, je vous prie de me haïr.

We die only once, and for such a long time!

To esteem everyone is to esteem no one

An easygoing vice, I hold,
Is better than an angry virtue.

He attracted the eyes of the whole congregation by the fervency with which he sent up his prayers to Heaven.

DORINE. By my faith, With such a fine broad back, good Mr. Loyal, A little beating would become you well. MR. LOYAL. My girl, such infamous words are actionable. And warrants can be issued against women.

The world is only too glad to discover anything to carp at.

Se retrouver abandonné est un coup porté à votre orgueil. Faites de votre mieux pour l'oublier et si vous ne réussissez pas, faites au moins semblant.

your humour, madam, Gives any and everyone too easy access Into your heart. You have too many lovers Besieging you — a thing I can't endure.