Moliere

You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.

— Moliere

Without dance, a man can do nothing.

— Moliere

I feed on good soup, not beautiful language.

— Moliere

The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give…

— Moliere

It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.

— Moliere

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of…

— Moliere

There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one's work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers…

— Moliere

One easily bears moral reproof, but never mockery.

— Moliere

Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.

— Moliere

That must be fine, for I don't understand a word.

— Moliere

One can be well-bred and write bad poetry

— Moliere

I will maintain it before the whole world.

— Moliere

I would like to be like my father and all the rest of my ancestors who never married.

— Moliere

[Dom Juan] believes neither in Heaven, nor the saints, nor God, nor the Werewolf.

— Moliere

A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book.

— Moliere

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

— Moliere

It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world.

— Moliere

When we are understood, we always speak well, and then all your fine diction serves no purpose.

— Moliere

How strange it is to see with how much passion People see things only in their own fashion!

— Moliere

Reason is not what decides love.

— Moliere

“One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.”

— Moliere

There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

— Moliere

“You may plainly perceive the traitor through his mask; he is well-known everywhere in his true colors; his rolling eyes and his…

— Molière

I have the knack of easing scruples.

— Moliere

Deference and intimacy live far apart.

— Moliere