It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEIt may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEWould you like to be a brilliant conversationalist?
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEPlain as a pike-staff.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEMutual content is like a river, which must have its banks on either side.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEJustice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEEvil tongues never want a whet.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEI am quite my own master, agreeably lodged, perfectly easy in my circumstances.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEPride and conceit were the original sins of man.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEOn peut dire que son esprit brille aux dépens de sa mémoire (One may say that his wit shines by the help of his memory).
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEThe pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of a woman, coeval with the act of breathing.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEA flatterer can risk everything with great personages.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEJust give your natural enthusiasm free reign and say whatever comes into your head.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEThe soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEI am contented with my situation, and happy because I think myself so.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEYour rashness will be taken for extraordinary courage.
ALAIN-RENE LESAGEDoubt is not below knowledge, but above it.
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