341 Quotes by Molière

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.

It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love.

Birth is nothing without virtue, and we have no claim to share in the glory of our ancestors unless we endeavor to resemble them.

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

You have but to hold forth in cap and gown, and any gibberish becomes learning, all nonsense passes for sense.

Then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust. The grave's a fine and private place But none, I think, do there embrace.

The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.

Grammar, which can govern even Kings.