I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.
MoliereRead
She is laughing up her sleeve at you.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote implies that someone is secretly amused by another's misfortune or foolishness.
Moliere's quote points to the idea that sometimes people may appear outwardly engaged or polite, but inwardly they might be mocking or laughing at someone else, often due to that person's mistakes or naivety. This observation highlights the complexity of human interactions and the sometimes hidden emotions that lie beneath the surface of social exchanges.
Themes
LaughingMockeryHumorSocial InteractionsConcealment
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about workplace dynamics, this quote can illustrate how colleagues might secretly judge one another.
More from Moliere
All quotes →Beauty without intelligence is like a hook without bait.
MoliereRead
Betrayed and wronged in everything, I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king, And seek some spot unpeopled and apart Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart. - Molière, The Misanthrope
MoliereRead
Long is the road from conception to completion.
MoliereRead
Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same.
MoliereRead
Hypocrisy is a fashionable vice, and all fashionable vices pass for virtue.
MoliereRead
Similar quotes
Just to keep bad dreams at bay, she took a swig out of a bottle that smelled of apples and happy brain-death.
Terry PratchettRead
Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.
Karl LagerfeldRead
Bill Door was impressed. Miss Flitworth could actually give the word "revenue", which had two vowels and one diphthong, all the peremptoriness of the word "scum.
Terry PratchettRead
If you ever start taking things too seriously, just remember that we are talking monkeys on an organic spaceship flying through the universe.
Joe RoganRead
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Bob HopeRead
Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.
Terry PratchettRead