One should eat to live, and not live to eat. — Moliere
One should eat to live, and not live to eat.
In the original French
Il faut manger pour vivre et non pas vivre pour manger.
1669
★ 2.0Provenance
Current citation
Moliere. "The Miser." The Miser and Other Plays, translated by David Coward and John Wood. Penguin Classics, 2000, act 3, sc. 5.
Original citation
Moliere. L'Avare [The Miser]. 9 Sept. 1668, Theatre of the Palais-Royal, Paris, act 3, sc. 5.
