Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732–99) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, financier, and revolutionary.
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Because you are a great lord, you believe yourself to be a great genius. You took the trouble to be born, but no more.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Greatness, Greatness & Great Things
I quickly laugh at everything for fear of having to cry.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Laughter
The same wind that extinguishes a light can set a brazier on fire.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Difficulties, Adversity
Drinking, when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Animals
Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Romance, Love
Without pleasure man would live like a fool and soon die.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Happiness, Pleasure
I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Laughter
It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Argument
I make myself laugh at everything, so that I do not weep.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Vilify, Vilify, some of it will always stick.
—Pierre Beaumarchais
Topics: Gossip
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