Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux quotes - page 2

Can such bitterness enter into the heart of the devout? (Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux)
That which is repeated too often becomes insipid and tedious. View quote
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At times truth may not seem probable. View quote
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Let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. View quote
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To support Thy rights, heaven-condoned, Destroy all else; that is the spirit of the Church. View quote
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Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, Put your work twenty times upon the anvil. View quote
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I can call nothing by name if that is not his name. I call a cat a cat, and Rollet a rogue. View quote
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He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write. View quote
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