“To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride. Do your best to forget it and if you don’t succeed, at least pretend to.”

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), was better known by his stage name Molière. He was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and universal literature.

More Moliere Quotes

“Don Juan”. Translated by Richard Wilbur

“The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays”. Translated by Maya Slater

“Tartuffe and Other Plays”. Translated by Donald M. Frame

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