Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais

Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799), born Pierre-Augustin Caron, was a French inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.

Wisdom & Quotes

• To make a living, craftiness is better than learnedness.

- The Marriage of Figaro

• Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at any time, madame: that is all there is to distinguish us from the other animals.

- The Marriage of Figaro

• Jealousy is nothing but the foolish child of pride.

- The Marriage of Figaro

• Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.

- The Marriage of Figaro

• I force myself to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep.

- The Barber of Seville

• Women are very pleased when you call them cruel.

- The Barber of Seville

William Paley

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