The Imaginary Invalid

thumb|Most people die of the cure, not the disease. The Imaginary Invalid, or The Hypochondriac (French: Le malade imaginaire), is the last play written by Molière. It premiered on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Quotations Unless otherwise noted, the translations are by John Woods (1959). The Miser and Other Plays (Penguin, 2004), 978-0141913384 Il faut qu'il ait tué bien des gens pour s'être fait si riche. He must have killed off an awful lot of patients to have made all that money. Toinette, Act I, scene 5 Il marche, dort, mange et boit tout comme les autres; mais cela n'empêche pas qu'il ne soit fort malade. He can get about, sleep, eat and drink like anybody else. But that doesn't mean to say he's not very ill. Toinette, Act II, scene 2 Ah! il n'y a plus d'enfants! Children aren't children any more. Argan, Act II, scene 8 Presque tous les hommes meurent de leurs remèdes, et non pas de leurs maladies. Most people die of the cure, not the disease. Béralde, Act III, scene 3 Crève, crève; cela t'apprendra une autre fois à te jouer à la Faculté. Die and be damned, that'll teach you to make fun of the Faculty of Medicine! Argan, Act III, scene 3 External links Le Malade imaginaire Category:Works by Molière