Jean-Baptiste Poquelin known by his stage name Molière was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world literature. These Moliere quotes will motivate you.
Best Moliere Quotes
- “It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” ~ Moliere
- “People spend most of their lives worrying about things that never happen.” ~ Moliere
- “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ~ Moliere
- “Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.” ~ Moliere
- “People are all alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ.” ~ Moliere
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“I assure you, an educated fool is more foolish than an uneducated one.” ~ Moliere
- “Great is the fortune of he who possesses a good bottle, a good book, and a good friend.” ~ Moliere
- “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.” ~ Moliere
- “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.” ~ Moliere
- “The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.” ~ Moliere
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“Things are only worth what you make them worth.” ~ Moliere
- “Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness.” ~ Moliere
- “Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.” ~ Moliere
- “The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” ~ Moliere
- “How easy love makes fools of us.” ~ Moliere
- “The true touchstone of wit is the impromptu.” ~ Moliere
- “Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place.” ~ Moliere
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“Of all the noises known to man, opera is the most expensive.” ~ Moliere
- “Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” ~ Moliere
- “It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.” ~ Moliere
- “Folk whose own behavior is most ridiculous are always to the fore in slandering others.” ~ Moliere
- “I hate all men, the ones because they are mean and vicious, and the others for being complaisant with the vicious ones.” ~ Moliere
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“Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.” ~ Moliere
- “No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.” ~ Moliere
- “People of quality know everything without ever having learned anything.” ~ Moliere
- “Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death” ~ Moliere
- “We should look long and carefully at ourselves before we pass judgment on others.” ~ Moliere
- “The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine.” ~ Moliere quotes
- “I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.” ~ Moliere
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“Reason is not what decides love.” ~ Moliere
- “There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant.” ~ Moliere
- “Man’s greatest weakness is his love for life.” ~ Moliere
- “There is no reward so delightful, no pleasure so exquisite, as having one’s work known and acclaimed by those whose applause confers honor.” ~ Moliere
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“Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.” ~ Moliere
- “Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.” ~ Moliere
- “Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.” ~ Moliere
- “You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.” ~ Moliere
- “I find medicine is the best of all trades because whether you do any good or not you still. Get your money.” ~ Moliere
- “The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.” ~ Moliere
- “unbroken happiness is a bore: it should have ups and downs.” ~ Moliere
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“I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.” ~ Moliere
- “Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.” ~ Moliere
- “The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism.” ~ Moliere
- “We are easily duped by those we love.” ~ Moliere
- “All the power is with the sex that wears the beard.” ~ Moliere
- “To inspire love is a woman’s greatest ambition, believe me. It’s the one thing woman care about and there’s no woman so proud that she does not rejoice at heart in her conquests.” ~ Moliere
- “The secret to fencing consists in two things: to give and to not receive.” ~ Moliere
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“Solitude terrifies the soul at twenty.” ~ Moliere
- “There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose.” ~ Moliere
- “One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.” ~ Moliere
- “The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.” ~ Moliere
- “Without dance, a man can do nothing.” ~ Moliere
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“I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.” ~ Moliere
- “Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved” ~ Moliere
- “If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.” ~ Moliere
- “Too great haste leads us to error.” ~ Moliere
- “You are my peace, my solace, my salvation.” ~ Moliere
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“A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.” ~ Moliere
- “Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.” ~ Moliere
- “If you make yourself understood, you’re always speaking well.” ~ Moliere
- “Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.” ~ Moliere
- “According to the saying of an ancient philosopher, one should eat to live, and not live to eat” ~ Moliere
- “Gold makes the ugly beautiful.” ~ Moliere
- “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.” ~ Moliere
- “When you model yourself on people, you should try to resemble their good sides.” ~ Moliere
