Quotes by Boileau, Nicholas

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him. >>

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

What is conceived well is expressed clearly. >>

Quotations about Ancestry

The precise form of an individual's activity is determined, of course, >>

Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. >>

It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory bel >>

If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires.

Boileau, Nicholas