One should look long and carefully at oneself
Before one considers judging others.

On doit se regarder soi-meme, un fort long temps,
Avant que de songer a condamner les gens.

Molière

The Misanthrope

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Topic

Judging others Self-criticism

Speaker

Celimene

Author

Molière

Source

The Misanthrope

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

French

Time

1666 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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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 3, sc. 5.

Current Citation

Moliere. "The Misanthrope." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 3, sc. 5.

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Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maples, singing songs, drinking water and diverting ourselves in just floating, floating; caring not a whit for the poverty staring us in the face, refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current: this is what we call ukiyo.

Asai Ryoi

Tales of the Floating World

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Topic
Enjoying life

Author

Asai Ryoi
Source
Tales of the Floating World
Language
Japanese
Time
1661 1660s 17th century
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Citation

Asai, Ryoi. 浮世物語 [Tales of the Floating World]. c. 1666, bk. 1, ch. 1.

Another quote originally in French

Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Topic
Nature

Author

Michel de Montaigne
Source
Of Experience Essays
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De l'Experience [Of Experience]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Experience." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.