Molière

Literature French 1622 – 1673 102 quotes

A French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.

Quotes by Molière

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

Le Misanthrope 1666

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Les Femmes savantes 1672

To be a good doctor, one must be a good man.

Le Médecin malgré lui 1666

The greatest happiness is to be loved for oneself.

L'École des femmes 1662

It is a great folly to wish to be wise all alone.

George Dandin 1668

The greatest of all weaknesses is to fear to be weak.

Tartuffe 1664

Money is a good servant but a bad master.

L'Avare 1668

To live without loving is not really to live.

Dom Juan 1665

The more one knows, the more one doubts.

Les Femmes savantes 1672

It is a good thing to be learned, but it is a better thing to be wise.

Le Médecin malgré lui 1666

The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

L'École des femmes 1662

One should always be polite, even to one's enemies.

George Dandin 1668

The greatest of all evils is a bad conscience.

Tartuffe 1664

To be rich is not to have money, but to have what one desires.

L'Avare 1668

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

Dom Juan 1665

The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

Les Femmes savantes 1672

It is better to be a fool with the world than to be wise alone.

Le Misanthrope 1666

The greatest of all virtues is courage.

Le Médecin malgré lui 1666

To be a good father, one must be a good example.

L'École des femmes 1662

The greatest pleasure is to do what others say you cannot do.

George Dandin 1668