Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]
Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.
- Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.
Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois s… - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois s…
A fop sometimes gives important advice. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
A fop sometimes gives important advice.
At times truth may not seem probable. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
At times truth may not seem probable.
Who is content with nothing possesses all things. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Who is content with nothing possesses all things.
Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my … - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my …
Happy who in his verse can gently steer, From grave to light, from pleasant to severe. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Happy who in his verse can gently steer, From grave to light, from pleasant to severe.
The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also break his looking-glass.
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