“He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write.”
Nicholas Boileau
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“No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.”
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“The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.”
Nicholas Boileau
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“Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.”
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“Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.”
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“Praising an honest person who doesn’t deserve it, always wounds them.”
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“Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.”
Nicholas Boileau
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“If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires.”
Nicholas Boileau
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“However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.”
Nicholas Boileau
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“Greatest fools are the most often satisfied.”
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“A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.”
Nicholas Boileau
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Foolishness
