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 DelightHonorPleasureReward
Everything that’s prose isn’t verse and everything that isn’t verse is prose. Now you see what it is to be a scholar! MOLIERE ProseScholarVerseYourself
Sometimes I feel something akin to rage At the corrupted morals of this age! MOLIERE AgeFeelingMoralMyselfTime
I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others. MOLIERE MyselfPoetTroubleWriting
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. MOLIERE GloryGreatnessHard TimeInspirationalObstacle
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence. MOLIERE OffendSilenceSinWorld
There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose. MOLIERE ActionHeartOurselvesSecret
He who follows his lessons tastes a profound peace, and looks upon everybody as a bunch of manure. MOLIERE FollowLessonPeaceTaste
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! MOLIERE BadGoodness
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety. MOLIERE CouplePerfectionSenseSoberWisdom
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue. MOLIERE FashionHypocrisyPassViceVirtue
They would have everybody be as blind as themselves: to them, to be clear-sighted is libertinism. MOLIERE BlindClearLibertySight
Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone. MOLIERE OneselfTalkWord
