Nicholas Boileau Quotes

Who lives content with little possesses everything. - Nicholas Boileau

Who is content with nothing possesses all things. - Nicholas Boileau

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease. - Nicholas Boileau

What is conceived well is expressed clearly. - Nicholas Boileau

Tout ce qu'on dit de trop est fade et rebutant. [That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious.] - Nicholas Boileau

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. - Nicholas Boileau

The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all. - Nicholas Boileau

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so. - Nicholas Boileau

The dreadful burden of having nothing to do. - Nicholas Boileau

Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly. - Nicholas Boileau

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