The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that… — Moliere
The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.
In the original French
Plus on aime quelqu'un, moins il faut qu'on le flatte: À rien pardonner le pur amour éclate.
The Misanthrope · 1666
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Current citation
Moliere. "The Misanthrope." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 1, sc. 4.
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. 4.
