"C’est une grande misère que de n’avoir pas assez d’esprit pour bien parler, ni assez de jugement pour se taire. Voilà le principe de toute impertinence."
— Les Caractères

January 1, 1970

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It is a sad thing when men have neither enough intelligence to speak well nor enough sense to hold their tongues. — “Of Society and Conversation,” #18