“All men are fools, and with every effort they differ only in the degree.” Quote by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“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.]” WellsFlowEaseOratory Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“Happy the poet who with ease can steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. [Lat., Heureux qui, dans ses vers, sait d'une voix legere Passer du grave au doux, du plaisant au severe.]” PoetGayGravesEaseSevereLivelySteers Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“Honor is like an island, rugged and without shores; we can never re-enter it once we are on the outside. [Fr., L'honneur est comme une ile escarpee et sans bords; On n'y peut plus rentrer des qu'on en est dehors.]” HonorIslandsPlusShoreRugged Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“We're on this planet for the briefest of moments in cosmic terms, and I want to spend that time thinking about what I consider the deepest questions.” ThinkingWantMomentsTermPlanetsCosmic Author:Brian Greene
“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 opinion is man.” MenHumansNatureWalksAnimalOpinionAirSeaLandFoolishParisJapanSwimRomePeru Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“It is the sin which we have not committed which seems the most monstrous.” SeemsSinCommittedMonstrous Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“At times truth may not seem probable. [Fr., Le vrai peut quelquefois n'etre pas vraisemblable.]” MaySeemsTruth Author: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 sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]” HeartWorkLosingTwentiesAnvils Author:Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
“You are always looking for already-felt emotions, just as you like to get an old pair of trousers back from the cleaners, which seem new when you don't look too closely. Artists are cleaners, don't let yourself be taken in by them. True modern works of art are made not by artists but quite simply by men.” MenLooksArtMadeSeemsArtistFeltEmotionTakenModernPairsWorks Of ArtCleanersTrousers Author:Francis Picabia
“Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.” FriendshipGoodnessMedicineMisfortunesFountainIngratitude Author:Cardinal Richelieu