black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.

Moliere

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

Comedy Correct Man Myself Purpose Vice
Don’t appear so scholarly, pray. Humanize your talk, and speak to be understood.
MOLIERE

Appearance Humanity Prayer Talk Understand
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

Artist Fate Fools Himself Ignorance Vulgar Work
Malicious tongues spread their poison abroad and nothing here below is proof against them.
MOLIERE

Evidence Malicious Mouth Poison
In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
MOLIERE

Blame Goodness Need Society Virtue
One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.
MOLIERE

Goodness Oneself Thinking
Frankly, it’s good enough to lock up in a drawer.
MOLIERE

Draw Enough Goodness
I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.
MOLIERE

Mistake Myself Proper Sincere
At least it’s better to be married than to be dead.
MOLIERE

Better Death Marriage
No matter what Aristotle and the Philosophers say, nothing is equal to tobacco; it’s the passion of the well-bred, and he who lives without tobacco lives a life not worth living.
MOLIERE

Drugs Equality Life Live Philosophy Worth
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
MOLIERE

Home Lover Stand
A woman always has her revenge ready.
MOLIERE

Herself Revenge Woman
You never see the old austerity That was the essence of civility; Young people hereabouts, unbridled, now Just want.
MOLIERE

Civilization Essence People Young
Each day my reason tells me so; But reason doesn’t rule in love, you know.
MOLIERE

Day Love Reason Rule Yourself
There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.
MOLIERE

Cheating Hold Infidelity
All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose.
MOLIERE

Prose Verse

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Moliere Quotes