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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Quotes
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux Quotes
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
French
Poet
Born:
Nov 1
,
1636
Died:
Mar 13
,
1711
Alone
Been
Burden
Cannot
Ever
Himself
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However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Fool
Big
Admire
Him
Always
However
Bigger
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
Alone
World
Fools
Wish
Must
Would
See
Only
He
Also
Himself
His
Up
Break
Full
Who
Shut
The dreadful burden of having nothing to do.
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Burden
Nothing
Dreadful
Having
No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.
Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
Able
Write
No-One
Himself
Limit
Been
Cannot
Who
Ever
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