It's good food and not fine words that keeps me alive. — Moliere
It's good food and not fine words that keeps me alive.
In the original French
Je vis de bonne soupe et non de beau langage.
1672
★ 2.0Provenance
Current citation
Moliere. "The Clever Women." The Miser and Other Plays, translated by David Coward and John Wood. Penguin Classics, 2000, act 2, sc. 7.
Original citation
Moliere. Les Femmes Savantes [The Learned Ladies]. 11 Mar. 1672, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 2, sc. 7.
