9 Quotes by Nicolas Boileau

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement,Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.

Um idiota sempre encontra um idiota ainda maior para admirá-lo.

Whether one is treating a light or an exalted subject, let the sense and the rhyme always agree.

Be a mason instead, if you have a talent for that.

Often the fear of one evil leads us into a worse.

Take fresh heart and never forget that a warmed-up dinner is worth nothing at all.

Everywhere my thought offers and exposes itself to the light of day, and my verse, whether good or bad, always says something.

Great king, cease winning victories, or I shall give up writing.