1732-1799, French Dramatist
Because you are a great lord, you believe yourself to be a great genius. You took the trouble to be born, but no more.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Greatness]
Drinking, when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Animals]
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Laughter]
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Laughter]
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Argument]
Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Gossip]
Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
Pierre De Beaumarchais – [Love]