The soul refines itself in proportion to how it spoils itself.
Pierre de Marivaux Quotes
What is that charity worth which does not spare the wretched person’s feelings, which instead, before providing comfort, begins by wiping out his self-esteem.
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| Birth: | 4th February, 1688 |
| Death: | 12th February, 1768 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Dramatist, Novelist |
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Pierre de Marivaux is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing numerous comedies for the Comédie-Française and the Comédie-Italienne of Paris. His most important works are Le Triomphe de l'amour, Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard and Les Fausses Confidences. He also published a number of essays and two important but unfinished novels, La Vie de Marianne and Le Paysan parvenu.
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