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.
- 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.
- Jealousy is nothing but the foolish child of pride.
- Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
- I force myself to laugh at everything for fear of being obliged to weep.
- Women are very pleased when you call them cruel.
William Paley