« Of all animals raised in the air, who walk on the Earth, or swim in the sea, from Paris to the Peru, of the Japan to Rome, the more silly animal, in my opinion, it is the man. »
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Nicolas Boileau
Satire |
Nicolas Boileau
Satire
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« Ignorance always is ready to admire themselves. »
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Nicolas Boileau
L'Art poétique |
Nicolas Boileau
L'Art poétique
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« Friend of virtue rather than virtuous. »
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Nicolas Boileau
Epîtres |
Nicolas Boileau
Epîtres
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