Horace or Boileau have said such a thing before you.”-”I take your word for it, but I have used it as my own. May I not have the same correct thought after them, as others may have after me? (Jean de La Bruyère)

Horace or Boileau have said such a thing before you.”-”I take your word for it, but I have used it as my own. May I not have the same correct thought after them, as others may have after me?

Jean de La Bruyère

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