Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée Quotes

1692–1754 France

Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée (14 February 1692 – 14 May 1754) was a French dramatist who blurred the lines between comedy and tragedy with his comédie larmoyante.

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A Swiss, like a fool, always sticks to his trade.

L'École des Mères (1744)

When every one is wrong, then every one is right.

La Gouvernante (1747)

All things exaggerate, you nought define.

La Gouvernante (1747)

When every one is in the wrong, every one is in the right.

Fine natures, from their course by fashion torn,
Gain nothing in that they were virtuous born.

Le Préjugé à la Mode (1735)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.