Famous quote by Moliere

"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose"

- Moliere

About this Quote

This quote by Moliere is a reminder that all types of composing can be divided into 2 distinct classifications: prose and verse. Prose is a type of writing that is composed of sentences and paragraphs, and is normally used to tell stories or to convey details. Verse, on the other hand, is a type of composing that is composed of lines and verses, and is normally utilized to reveal emotion or to produce a poetic effect. Moliere's quote recommends that all types of composing can be classified as either prose or verse, which there is no form of writing that does not fit into among these two classifications. This quote is a pointer that all types of writing have their own distinct function and style, and that it is essential to acknowledge the distinctions between them.

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This quote is written / told by Moliere between January 15, 1622 and February 17, 1673. He was a famous Playwright from France. The author also have 45 other quotes.

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"The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes"

W. Somerset Maugham, Playwright

"Yet, it is true, poetry is delicious; the best prose is that which is most full of poetry"

Virginia Woolf, Author

"I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great"

Ted Rall, Cartoonist

"Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven"

Walter Benjamin, Critic

"Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince"

H. L. Mencken, Writer

"The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry"

David Hare, Playwright

"One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose"

Voltaire, Writer

"There is something about poetry beyond prose logic, there is mystery in it, not to be explained but admired"

Edward Young, Poet

"The atmosphere of orthodoxy is always damaging to prose, and above all it is completely ruinous to the novel, the most anarchical of all forms of literature"

George Orwell, Author

"The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mold of the body and mind"