Of all human follies there's none could be greater Than trying to render our fellow-men… — Moliere
Of all human follies there's none could be greater Than trying to render our fellow-men better.
In the original French
Et c'est une folie a nulle autre seconde, De vouloir se meler de corriger le monde.
The Misanthrope · 1666
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Moliere. "The Misanthrope." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 1, sc. 1.
Original citation
Molière. Le Misanthrope ou l'Atrabilaire amoureux [The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover]. King's Players, 4 June 1666, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 1.