The dreadful burden of having nothing to do. - Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux - Quotesmemo.com

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Poetry does not consist of words alone; there must be sentiment and fancy, combination and arrangement.

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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

The dreadful burden of having nothing to do.

Burden, Dreadful, Having, Nothing

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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. ]

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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.

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A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him. [Fr. , Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire. ]

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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. ]

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In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

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