Quotes by Boileau, Nicholas

Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left >>

Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them. >>

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him. >>

Quotations about Fools and Foolishness

The dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits. >>

Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done. >>

When he said we were trying to make a fool of him, I could only murmur >>

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Boileau, Nicholas