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
kings inspiration hands
Grammar, which knows how to lord it over kings, and with high hands makes them obey its laws
husband cures girlhood
A husband is a plaster that cures all the ills of girlhood.
innocence accustomed
Innocence is not accustomed to blush. [Fr., L'innocence a rougir n'est point accoutumee.]
reason
But it is not reason that governs love.
wise perfect wish
All extremes does perfect reason flee, And wishes to be wise quite soberly.
writing men honorable-man
Anyone may be an honorable man, and yet write verse badly.
tongue poison proof
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
age moral sometimes
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age!
long judgement looks
We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgement on others.
couple perfect sobriety
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
art errors giving
The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.
preference esteem
Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.