Quote of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière - One should eat to live, and...
Biography - Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière:
French playwright and actor.
Born: 1622 - Died: 1673
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1622 - Died: 1673
Period:
17th century
Place of birth: France
One should eat to live, and not live to eat.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes for: to live
To live without philosophizing is properly to have one's eyes closed and never attempt to open them.
A person who thinks all the time has nothing to think about except thoughts. So he loses touch with reality, and lives in a world of illusion.
Quotes for: to eat
You are going to let the fear of poverty govern you life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.
It is a pity that one cannot see the learned entrails of authors so as to discover what they have eaten.
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known as Molière also said...
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