Of all human follies there's none could be greater
Than trying to render our fellow-men better.

Et c'est une folie a nulle autre seconde,
De vouloir se meler de corriger le monde.

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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 1, sc. 1.

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Moliere. "The Misanthrope." The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, and Other Plays, translated by Maya Slater. Oxford University Press, 2008, act 1, sc. 1.