The 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 LESAGE BodyDrinkExampleRefuseSoulStrikeThirstyTrimble
The pleasure of talking is the inextinguishable passion of a woman, coeval with the act of breathing. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE ActBreathCoevalInextinguishablePassionPleasureTalkWoman
Just give your natural enthusiasm free reign and say whatever comes into your head. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE ComeEnthusiasmFreeeGiveHeadJustNaturalReignSayWhatever
A flatterer can risk everything with great personages. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE EverythingFlatterGreatPersonageRish
I am contented with my situation, and happy because I think myself so. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE ContentHappinessMyselfSituationThink
Justice is such a fine thing that we cannot pay too dearly for it. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE CannotDearFineJusticePaySuchThing
Isocrates was in the right to insinuate, in his elegant Greek expression, that what is got over the Devil’s back is spent under his belly. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE BellyCountryElegantExpressionIsocitrateRightSpentUnder
Mutual content is like a river, which must have its banks on either side. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE BankContentHisLakeMemoryMustMutualRiver
I am quite my own master, agreeably lodged, perfectly easy in my circumstances. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE CircumstanceLodgedMasterOwnPerfectQuite
Your rashness will be taken for extraordinary courage. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE CourageExtraordinaryRashnessTakeWill
It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory. ALAIN-RENE LESAGE ExpenseMayMemorySaidWit Shine
On 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 LESAGE HelpMayMemoryOnePeutSayShine
