The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.

- Moliere

It is a strange enterprise to make respectable people laugh.

- Moliere

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

- Moliere

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

- Moliere

All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing.

- Moliere

I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue.

- Moliere

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

- Moliere

Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.

- Moliere

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

- Moliere

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

- Moliere

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

- Moliere

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

- Moliere

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

- Moliere

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

- Moliere

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

- Moliere

Perfect reason flees all extremity, and leads one to be wise with sobriety.

- Moliere

People don't mind being mean; but they never want to be ridiculous.

- Moliere

One ought to look a good deal at oneself before thinking of condemning others.

- Moliere

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

- Moliere

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

- Moliere