Quotes from Moliere

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

Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.

Tobacco is the passion of honest men and he who lives without tobacco is not worthy of living.

Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.

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

What a terrible thing to be a great lord, yet a wicked man.

Nearly all men die of their medicines, not of their diseases.

In clothes as well as speech, the man of sense Will shun all these extremes that give offense, Dress unaffectedly, and, without haste, Follow the changes in the current taste.

I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.

The maturing process of becoming a writer is akin to that of a harlot. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, and finally only for money.

Cultivated people should be superior to any consideration so sordid as a mercenary interest.

Music and dance are all you need.

He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure.

One can be well-bred and write bad poetry

Consistency is only suitable for ridicule.

To find oneself jilted is a blow to one's pride. One must do one's best to forget it and if one doesn't succeed at least one must pretend to.

Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.

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!

It is good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.

unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.

One cannot but mistrust a prospect of felicity: one must enjoy it before one can believe in it.

Sharing with Jupiter is never a dishonor.

Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.

Outside of Paris, there is no hope for the cultured.