“ A wise man is above all the insults that can be spoken to him ”
Molière, The Bourgeois Gentleman (1670). copy citation
| Author | Molière |
|---|---|
| Source | The Bourgeois Gentleman |
| Topic | insulting |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Philip Dwight Jones |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Middle-Class_Gentleman |
Context
“And shouldn't reason be the mistress of all our activities?
DANCING MASTER: Well! Sir, he has just abused both of us by, despising the dance, which I practice, and music, which is his profession.
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: A wise man is above all the insults that can be spoken to him; and the grand reply one should make to such outrages is moderation and patience.
FENCING MASTER: They both had the audacity of trying to compare their professions with mine.
PHILOSOPHY MASTER: Should that disturb you?”
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