Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait. Moliere More Quotes by Moliere More Quotes From Moliere People can be induced to swallow anything, provided it is sufficiently seasoned with praise. Moliere stupiditypraisepeople There is no fate more distressing for an artist than to have to show himself off before fools, to see his work exposed to the criticism of the vulgar and ignorant. Moliere ignorantfateartist 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 Moliere faultspassiondoubt Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows. Moliere helping-othersdoemen The genuine Amphitryon is the Amphitryon with whom we dine. Moliere dinegenuineeating Too great haste leads us to error. Moliere hasteerrors Without knowledge, life is no more than the shadow of death Moliere shadow-of-deathshadowdeath 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 rewardsefforthonor I feed on good soup, not beautiful language. Moliere soupliteraturebeautiful If you make yourself understood, you're always speaking well. Moliere speaking-wellwellsliterature The proof of true love is to be unsparing in criticism. Moliere proofcriticismlove A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool. Moliere learningignoranceeducation Most people die from the remedy rather than from the illness. Moliere medicinedeathpeople The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself. Moliere pureshowslove You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time. Moliere long-timedieslong There is no secret of the heart which our actions do not disclose. Moliere our-actionssecretheart The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. Moliere philosophicalfateinspirational It is a folly second to none; to try to improve the world. Moliere earthtryingworld Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone. Moliere undoneleftdeeds Human weakness is to desire to know what one does not want to know. Moliere weaknesscuriositydesire