Molière: Doing

Molière was French playwright and actor. Explore interesting quotes on doing.

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

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.”

“My hate is general, I detest all men;
Some because they are wicked and do evil,
Others because they tolerate the wicked,
Refusing them the active vigorous scorn
Which vice should stimulate in virtuous minds.”

Molière The Misanthrope

Source: The Misanthrope

“You may plainly perceive the traitor through his mask; he is well-known everywhere in his true colors; his rolling eyes and his honeyed tones impose only on those who do not know him.”

Molière The Misanthrope

Source: The Misanthrope

“What the devil was he doing in that galley?”

Molière Les Fourberies de Scapin

Que diable allait-il faire dans cette galère?
Les Fourberies de Scapin (1671), Act II, sc. vi

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