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MOLIERE...

WOMEN’S GREAT AMBITION IS TO INSPIRE LOVE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

STRANGE THING TO SEE AS WITH PASSION, EVERYONE IS WEARING HIS OPINION.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOUR SEX IS THERE ONLY FOR ADDICTION: ON THE BEARD SIDE IS OMNIPOTENCE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ON SUCH CASES ALWAYS, THE BEST THING IS TO SAY NOTHING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN LOVE, IT IS THE HEART THAT DOES EVERYTHING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE ABSENCE OF WHAT WE LOVE, HOWEVER LONG IT LASTS, HAS ALWAYS LASTED TOO LONG.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE MORE WE HAVE TO CHARM, THE MORE WE OWE TO LOVE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I DON’T KNOW IF THAT’S POSSIBLE; BUT I KNOW THAT IT IS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WOMEN ARE MORE CHASTE WITH EARS THAN WITH THE REST OF THEIR BODIES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

DO YOU HAVE ANY EMPIRE IN MY HEART TO CLAIM?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF THIS IS YOUR WAY OF LOVING, PLEASE HATE ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHAT CAN WE TELL THE CRIMINAL THAT WE CAN’T HATE HIM?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LOVE IS RELIVED, LOVE IS SIGHED UPON, UNDER THE SWEETEST LAWS OF ITS HAPPY EMPIRE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOUR SOUL FOR THIS WORD MUST NOT BE DENIED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

QUALITY PEOPLE KNOW EVERYTHING WITHOUT HAVING LEARNED ANYTHING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

A HEART CAN NEVER OUTRAGE WHEN IT LOVES AND WHAT LOVE DOES, IT EXCUSES ITSELF.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE IMPROMPTU IS THE TOUCHSTONE OF THE MIND.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT’S BETTER TO BE MARRIED THAN DEAD.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MY GOD! EVERYONE THINKS AND DOES AS HE PLEASES!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

GOOD LAW NEEDS HELP.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE WOMAN OF SPIRIT IS A DEVIL IN INTRIGUE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LOCKS AND GATES DO NOT MAKE THE VIRTUE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN AN AGE WHEN YOU ARE KIND, NOTHING IS SO BEAUTIFUL AS TO LOVE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

OH, I’M SO UPSET THAT THE LAW ALLOWS ME TO CHANGE HUSBANDS LIKE YOU DO WITH A SHIRT!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE EVIL OF LOVING IS TO WANT TO KEEP IT QUIET.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LOVE WHILE YOU ARE CHARMING, BECAUSE TIME PASSES AND THERE IS NO RETURN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HEAR THEM SPEAK, THE MOST SKILLFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD; SEE THEM DO, THE MOST IGNORANT OF MEN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHEN TWO HEARTS LOVE EACH OTHER, EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOTHING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE HYPOCRITICAL PROFESSION HAS WONDERFUL ADVANTAGES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

BY LOVING, YOU ARE PAID A THOUSAND EVILS BY A HAPPY MOMENT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS A COWARDICE TO BE OVEREXPLAINED YOUR SHAME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS DANGEROUS THAT A HEART THAT HAS BEEN CHARMED SHOULD BE TOO PERSUADED, MADAM, TO BE LOVED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS GOOD, MADAM, NOT TO LEAVE A LOVER ALONE MASTER OF THE FIELD, LEST, FOR LACK OF RIVALS, HIS LOVE FALL ASLEEP ON TOO MUCH TRUST.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

CURIOSITY IS BORN OF JEALOUSY.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AH ! MY SON ! THAT THE TENDERNESS OF A FATHER IS EASILY REMEMBERED, AND THAT THE OFFENSES OF A SON QUICKLY VANISH AT THE SLIGHTEST WORD OF REPENTANCE !

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

FOR THE BEST ADVICE, CONSULT YOUR EYES AND HEART ON THIS CHOICE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ONE MUST NEVER SUFFER, WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, UNLESS ONE IS A REAL FOOL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT IN THIS WORLD BUT TO BE SATISFIED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

A WOMAN OF SPIRIT IS A DEVIL IN INTRIGUE, AND AS SOON AS HER WHIM HAS STOPPED OUR HONOUR, WE MUST MOVE ON.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

A YOUNG AND TENDER HEART IS MADE TO SURRENDER.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE DEITIES ONLY LOOK AT THE WILL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN LOVE, ONLY THE SHAMEFUL LOSE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THIS IS TRUE: WHAT IS THE POINT OF SO MUCH TALK AND SO MUCH BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH? IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW QUICKLY THE SHORT OR LONG OF AN ILLNESS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I THINK THEY’RE BOTH CRAZY, AND I CAN’T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ABOUT THIS GIBBERISH.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MY MIND IS MORE DELICATE THAN ONE CAN THINK, AND THE SLIGHTEST SCRUPLE OFFENDS ME WHEN IT COMES TO LOVING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND NO ONE, SIR, WHO WANTS TO MOVE TO HOLD BACK PEOPLE WHO WILL SLIT THEIR THROATS!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

FOR ME, I DO; BUT AT LEAST IF IT HAPPENS THAT A FATAL ACCIDENT OF YOUR SON DEPRIVES YOU, DON’T BLAME ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE ARE MADE OF WHEN WE ATTACK THOSE WHO MAY BELONG TO US.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND YOU, WHO ARE THE CAUSE OF THEIR MADNESS, FOOLISH MARBLES, PERNICIOUS AMUSEMENTS OF IDLE SPIRITS, NOVELS, VERSES, SONGS, SONNETS AND BELLS, MAY YOU BE TO ALL THE DEVILS!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I AM BILIOUS LIKE ALL DEVILS; AND THERE IS NO MORALITY IN IT, I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF ANGRY ALL MY DRUNK, WHEN HE MAKES ME WANT TO.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I AM NOT IN THE MOOD OF THESE UNJUST WOMEN WHO APPLAUD THE INCIVILITIES THEIR LOVERS MAKE TO OTHER BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

COME ON, YOU, YOU DREAM, AND GO TO THE CROWS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

DAY OF GOD! I’LL BE ABLE TO RUB YOUR EARS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE MAKES ME WANT, IN THIS JUST WRATH, TO FIGHT MYSELF AND GIVE ME A HUNDRED BLOWS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU ARE A FOOL TO TAKE CARE OF THAT: THEY ARE LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY IN FRIENDSHIP; AND FIVE OR SIX BLOWS WITH A STICK, BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO LOVE EACH OTHER, ONLY MAKE THE AFFECTION GLOW AGAIN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOUR DAUGHTER NEEDS A HUSBAND OF HER OWN, AND IT IS BETTER FOR HER TO HAVE AN HONEST, RICH AND WELL

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

COME ON, GENTLEMEN, LET’S SWEEP AWAY ANY GRUDGES, AND LET’S MAKE YOUR ACCOMMODATION HERE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND SO IT IS THAT A LOVER WHOSE ARDOUR IS EXTREME

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE PROOF WOULD BE, I THINK, QUITE EASY:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ALCESTIS:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I HAVE A DELICATE MIND MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF THE REASONS ARE LACKING, I’M SURE THAT IN ANY CASE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WILL THIS PHLEGM NOT WARM UP AT ALL?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND THE SLIGHTEST SCRUPLE OFFENDS ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I WOULD NOT MISS THE FAMOUS EXAMPLES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE TRAITOR, WHOEVER HE IS, WILL NOT HAVE THE ADVANTAGE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHEN IT COMES TO LOVING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I GET TIRED OF HAVING YOU ON MY HANDS, AND CARING FOR TWO GIRLS IS A LITTLE TOO MUCH OF A BURDEN FOR A MAN OF MY AGE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND THAT’S ESTIMATING NOTHING, ESTIMATING EVERYONE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

TO STEAL HIS LIFE FROM THE EFFORT OF MY RAGE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

OF THESE SECRETS, MADAM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU;

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SOME OPENING IN COURT FOR YOU,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE PRECIOUS AIR HAS NOT ONLY INFECTED PARIS, IT HAS ALSO SPREAD TO THE PROVINCES, AND OUR RIDICULOUS DONZELLES HAVE SMELLED THEIR FAIR SHARE. IN A WORD, IT IS AN AMBIGUITY OF PRECIOUS AND COQUETTE THAT THEIR PERSON.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LET YOURSELF BE DRIVEN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WE KNOW THAT WITH THE KING I MAKE A FACE;

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF YOU’RE NOT SICK, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SAYING?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AS WELL AS THE HEAD IS LIKE THE HEAD OF THE BODY,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE LISTENS TO ME; AND IN EVERYTHING, HE USES IT, WELL, FAITH!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE ESTEEM IN WHICH YOU ARE HELD HAS DISSIPATED THE STORM,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND THAT THE BODY WITHOUT A LEADER IS WORSE THAN A BEAST:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE MOST HONESTLY IN THE WORLD WITH ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND MY HUSBAND OF YOU CAN’T TAKE ANY SHADE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF THE CHIEF DOESN’T AGREE WITH THE HEAD,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU MOCK; TRANQUILITY IN LOVE IS AN UNPLEASANT CALM; A UNITED HAPPINESS BECOMES BORING TO US; IT TAKES TOP AND BOTTOM IN LIFE; AND THE DIFFICULTIES THAT MINGLE WITH THINGS AWAKEN ARDOUR, INCREASE PLEASURES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHAT? ARE YOU MEDDLING IN A LITTLE EVIL?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT EVERYTHING IS NOT WELL ADJUSTED BY THE COMPASS,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND THE TWO CROSSED ARMS, FROM THE TOP OF HIS MIND

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

TURN YOUR FACE A LITTLE BIT IN FRONT OF ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WE SEE SOME EMBARRASSMENT COMING IN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE LOOKS WITH PITY AT EVERYTHING EVERYONE SAYS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MY HOLIDAY, EVEN IF IT WAS A HUNDRED TIMES A YEAR, THE HEN MUST NOT CROW IN FRONT OF THE ROOSTER.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHILE MY HUSBAND IS NOT THERE, I AM GOING TO GO TO A BALL GIVEN BY ONE OF MY NEIGHBOURS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

OH, MY GOD! DO WE NEED TODAY TO BE UNFORTUNATE AND UNFORTUNATE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

DEBTS TODAY, WHATEVER CARE WE USE,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

FORGIVE ME; BUT I HAVE A CERTAIN CAUSE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

CONSPIRE TO DISTURB THE MOST DEAREST OF MY WISHES!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ARE LIKE CHILDREN WHO ARE CONCEIVED WITH JOY,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHO MAKES ME ASK FOR THIS STORY BETWEEN US.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I DON’T WANT A SON

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY WE GIVE BIRTH TO THEM.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

SOMETIMES WE ARE FORCED TO SUFFER THEIR BAD QUALITIES BECAUSE OF THE GOOD ONES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

PHILINTE:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOUR SEX IS THERE ONLY FOR ADDICTION: ON THE SIDE OF THE BEARD IS THE OMNIPOTENCE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WITHOUT BEING VERY CLEVER,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LOVES EVEN THE FAULTS OF THE PEOPLE HE LOVES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

NEVER, THEIR PASSION SEES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND IN THE BELOVED OBJECT, EVERYTHING BECOMES KIND TO THEM.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ON ANY PREFERENCE, AN ESTEEM IS BASED,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT’S HOW A LOVER, WHOSE ARDOR IS EXTREME,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHO WANT TO DIP THEIR FINGERS IN HIS SOUP,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE IMMEDIATELY SHOWS EXTREME ANGER.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I’M GOING TO BAILIWICK YOU A COMPARISON,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN ORDER TO DESIGN THE THING MORE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHAT WE WOULDN’T WANT TO KNOW.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

TELL ME, ISN’T IT TRUE, WHEN YOU HOLD YOUR SOUP

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT IF SOME HUNGRY MAN CAME TO EAT IT,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN WAY.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU’D BE ANGRY, AND WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE IT?

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AS A WOMAN, AS IN EVERYTHING ELSE, I WANT TO FOLLOW MY FASHION.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WE ARE ALL MORTAL, AND EVERYONE IS FOR HIMSELF.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MAN IS, I MUST ADMIT, A BAD ANIMAL!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF THE SKY GIVES ME AN OPINION, HE NEEDS TO SPEAK A LITTLE MORE CLEARLY, IF HE WANTS ME TO HEAR IT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS BETTER TO DO BADLY WHAT THEY ASK US, THAN NOT TO DO IT SOON ENOUGH; AND IF YOU ARE ASHAMED OF NOT HAVING DONE WELL, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE GLORY OF HAVING OBEYED THEIR COMMANDS QUICKLY.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THERE IS NO SHAME IN THAT NOW: HYPOCRISY IS A FASHIONABLE VICE, AND ALL FASHIONABLE VICES ARE CONSIDERED VIRTUES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS NECESSARY THAT FRUGALITY REIGNS IN THE MEALS WE GIVE; AND THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WORDS OF AN ELDER, WE MUST EAT TO LIVE, AND NOT LIVE TO EAT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I LOVE FREEDOM IN LOVE, YOU KNOW THAT, AND I CANNOT BRING MYSELF TO CLOSE MY HEART BETWEEN FOUR WALLS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ALL MEN ARE ALIKE IN WORDS; AND IT IS ONLY ACTIONS THAT DISCOVER THEM DIFFERENT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THIS ARDOUR THAT IN HEARTS GETS EXCITED,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HYPOCRISY IS A FASHIONABLE VICE, AND ALL FASHIONABLE VICES ARE CONSIDERED VIRTUES.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AS WE KNOW, THERE IS NO MERIT EFFECT:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT’S JUST LIKE THAT:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE WHIM TAKES PART IN IT, AND WHEN WE LIKE SOMEONE,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE WOMAN IS INDEED THE MAN’S SOUP;

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

OFTEN WE HAVE DIFFICULTY SAYING WHY THIS IS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND WHEN A MAN SEES OTHER MEN SOMETIMES

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I ALWAYS DO THE FIRST LINE WELL: BUT I HAVE TROUBLE DOING THE OTHERS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IF ALL HEARTS WERE FRANK, JUST AND DOCILE, MOST OF THE VIRTUES WOULD BE USELESS TO US.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HUMAN WEAKNESS IS HAVING

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE BEAUTY OF THE FACE IS A FRAIL ORNAMENT,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

CURIOSITIES TO LEARN

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

A TEMPORARY FLOWER, A MOMENTARY GLOW,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND WHICH IS ONLY ATTACHED TO THE SIMPLE EPIDERMIS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU THOUGHT IT WAS VERY WRONG, AND I’M YOUR GUARANTOR,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT A FOOLISH SCIENTIST IS MORE FOOLISH THAN AN IGNORANT FOOL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I WILL SUPPORT MY OPINION TO THE LAST DROP OF MY INK.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I REFUSE WITH ALL MY HEART THE VAST COMPLACENCY

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHO MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WITH MERIT:

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I WANT TO BE DISTINGUISHED; AND TO MAKE A CLEAR DECISION,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE FRIEND OF MANKIND IS NOT MY FAULT AT ALL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YOU CAN BE AN HONEST MAN AND HURT WORMS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

DOUBTS ARE MORE UNFORTUNATE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

A WOMAN ALWAYS HAS A VENGEANCE READY.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE’S A BRAVE MAN WITH THREE HAIRS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

BEAUTIFUL MARQUISE, YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES MAKE ME DIE OF LOVE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHERE THE GOAT IS TIED, IT MUST GRAZE THERE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHEN LOVE IN YOUR EYES OFFERS A PLEASANT CHOICE; YOUNG BEAUTIES, LET YOURSELF BE ENCHANTED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MASCARILLA: DO YOU KNOW, LADIES, THAT YOU SEE IN THE VISCOUNT ONE OF THE VALIANT MEN OF THE CENTURY? HE’S A BRAVE MAN WITH THREE HAIRS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WE LOVE TO LOVE, NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LE MéDECIN MALGRé LUI (1666), III, 3, JACQUELINE DE MOLIèRE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HYPOCRISY IS A PRIVILEGED VICE, WHICH, WITH ITS HAND, CLOSES ITS MOUTH TO EVERYONE, AND ENJOYS SOVEREIGN IMPUNITY AT REST.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I HAVE NO DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING IT, AND IF YOU KNEW THE PILGRIM, YOU WOULD FIND IT EASY ENOUGH FOR HIM.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE THREATS HAVE NEVER HURT ME; AND THEY ARE CLOUDS THAT PASS FAR OVER OUR HEADS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHEN WE NEED MEN, WE HAVE TO ADJUST TO THEM, AND SINCE WE CAN ONLY WIN THEM BY THAT, IT IS NOT THE FAULT OF THOSE WHO FLATTER, BUT OF THOSE WHO WANT TO BE FLATTERED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I AM NOT A FIGHTER FOR FEAR OF BEING BEATEN, AND DEBONAIR MOOD IS MY GREAT VIRTUE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HEY! WHAT GOOD WILL IT BE TO US TO HAVE GOOD, IF IT ONLY COMES TO US IN TIME THAT WE WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE BEAUTIFUL AGE TO ENJOY IT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IT IS ALLOWED TO BE CRAZY ENOUGH SOMETIMES TO MAKE WORMS, BUT NOT TO WANT THEM TO BE SEEN.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

BUT WHEN YOU ARE MASTER ONCE, THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY OR WISH FOR; ALL THE BEAUTY OF PASSION IS OVER, AND WE FALL ASLEEP IN THE TRANQUILITY OF SUCH A LOVE, IF SOME NEW OBJECT DOES NOT AWAKEN OUR DESIRES, AND PRESENT TO OUR HEART THE ATTRACTIVE CHARMS OF A CONQUEST TO DO.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IS THAT THE MOST IMPERTINENT THING ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN? A FATHER COMES TO ADMONISH HIS SON, AND TELL HIM TO CORRECT HIS ACTIONS, TO REMEMBER HIS BIRTH, TO LEAD A LIFE OF HONEST MAN, AND A HUNDRED OTHER STUPID THINGS OF THAT NATURE!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

JEALOUS PEOPLE, MADAM, ARE LIKE THOSE WHO LOSE THEIR TRIALS, THEY HAVE PERMISSION TO SAY EVERYTHING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WE TASTE AN EXTREME GENTLENESS TO REDUCE, BY A HUNDRED TRIBUTES, THE HEART OF A YOUNG BEAUTY, TO SEE FROM DAY TO DAY THE SMALL PROGRESS WE MAKE THERE, TO FIGHT BY TRANSPORTS, BY TEARS AND SIGHS, THE INNOCENT MODESTY OF A SOUL THAT HAS DIFFICULTY IN GIVING UP ARMS, TO FORCE FOOT BY FOOT ALL THE SMALL RESISTANCES IT OPPOSES US, TO OVERCOME THE SCRUPLES IT MAKES AN HONOUR OF AND TO LEAD IT GENTLY WHERE WE WANT TO BRING IT.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH, I KNOW THAT, BUT HE LIKES MONEY A LITTLE MORE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

PEOPLE MADE LIKE YOU DO MORE THAN THE ECUS,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE NASCENT INCLINATIONS, AFTER ALL, HAVE UNEXPLAINABLE CHARMS, AND ALL THE PLEASURE OF LOVE IS IN CHANGE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

BEAUTIFUL MARQUISE, YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES MAKE ME DIE OF LOVE!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND YOU ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING CUCKOLDS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN LOVE AS IN WAR, CONQUESTS ADVANCE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I AM TEMPTED TO ACCOMMODATE HIS WHOLE FACE TO THE COMPOTE, AND TO PUT HIM IN A POSITION TO PLEASE THE FLOWER TALKERS WITH HIS LIFE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

LET’S LET THE FOOLS REASON

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

EVERYWHERE JEALOUSY IS AN ODIOUS MONSTER: NOTHING CAN SOFTEN THE OFFENSIVE FEATURES, AND THE MORE DEAR LOVE IS TO IT, THE MORE ONE MUST FEEL THE BLOWS OF THIS OFFENCE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

HE CANNOT DIGEST THE FIVE HUNDRED éCUS I TAKE FROM HIM, BUT HE IS NOT EVEN TOWARDS ME, AND I WANT HIM TO PAY ME IN ANOTHER CURRENCY FOR THE IMPOSTURE HE MADE ON ME WITH HIS SON.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

ON THE TRUE HAPPINESS OF LIFE;

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THINK ONLY OF LOVING ME, THINK ONLY OF PLEASING ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT’S HOW YOU MAKE IT EASIER TO SEE THAT YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT ACTRESS, TO REPRESENT A CHARACTER WHO IS SO CONTRARY TO YOUR MOOD.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

OUR PHILOSOPHY

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

IN ANY CASE, I CANNOT REFUSE MY HEART TO ALL THAT I SEE AS KIND; AND AS SOON AS A BEAUTIFUL FACE ASKS ME, IF I AM ABOUT TEN THOUSAND, I WILL GIVE THEM ALL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

YES, I CAN SEE THAT YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING ME AND YOU ARE SURPRISED, TO BE HONEST, BUT QUITE DIFFERENTLY THAN I EXPECTED.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

PUT IT AMONG THE POTS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

FOR ME, BEAUTY DELIGHTS ME WHEREVER I FIND IT, AND I EASILY GIVE IN TO THE SWEET VIOLENCE IT BRINGS US. EVEN THOUGH I AM COMMITTED, THE LOVE I HAVE FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN DOES NOT COMMIT MY SOUL TO DO INJUSTICE TO OTHERS; I KEEP EYES TO SEE THE MERIT OF ALL, AND PAY EACH ONE THE TRIBUTES AND TRIBUTES WHERE NATURE OBLIGES US.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AH! SIR, IT’S A SPECTRUM: I RECOGNIZE IT BY WALKING.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

GOODS, KNOWLEDGE AND GLORY

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

NO, NO: CONSISTENCY IS ONLY GOOD FOR RIDICULOUS PEOPLE; ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ONES HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHARM US, AND THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING MET FIRST MUST NOT ROB OTHERS OF THE RIGHT CLAIMS THEY ALL HAVE ON OUR HEARTS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AH! NOURISHER OF MY HEART, I AM DELIGHTED WITH THIS MEETING, AND YOUR SIGHT IS THE RHUBARB, THE BREAKAGE, AND THE SENé THAT PURGE ALL THE MELANCHOLY OF MY SOUL.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

DO NOT REMOVE UNFORTUNATE WORRIES,

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

WHAT? YOU WANT US TO BOND TO STAY AT THE FIRST OBJECT THAT TAKES US, GIVE UP THE WORLD FOR IT, AND HAVE NO MORE EYES FOR ANYONE? THE BEAUTIFUL THING OF WANTING TO PRICK YOURSELF WITH A FALSE HONOUR OF BEING FAITHFUL, OF BEING BURIED FOREVER IN A PASSION, AND OF BEING DEAD FROM YOUR YOUTH TO ALL THE OTHER BEAUTIES WHO CAN STRIKE YOU IN THE EYES!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MY GREATEST ENEMY MEETS IN ME.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

AND IT’S JUST A GOOD DRINK.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN STOP THE IMPETUOUSNESS OF MY DESIRES: I FEEL A HEART TO LOVE THE WHOLE EARTH; AND LIKE ALEXANDER, I WISH THERE WERE OTHER WORLDS, TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND MY CONQUESTS OF LOVE THERE

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

PURE PRAISE DOES NOT MAKE A MAN COMFORTABLE. YOU HAVE TO MIX IT WITH SOLID MATERIAL; AND THE BEST WAY TO PRAISE IS TO PRAISE WITH YOUR HANDS.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THAT WE CAN BE HAPPY.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

I FEEL A HEART TO LOVE THE WHOLE EARTH AND LIKE ALEXANDER, I WISH THERE WERE OTHER WORLDS, TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND MY LOVE CONQUESTS THERE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY! AH! THEY ONLY HAVE THAT WORD IN THEIR MOUTHS! MONEY! MONEY! ALWAYS MONEY!

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE

THE POSSESSION OF A HEART IS VERY INSECURE WHEN ONE CLAIMS TO HOLD IT BY FORCE.

J-B POQUELIN MOLIERE