Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness: But wi… - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

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Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness:
But with poverty everything becomes frightful.

Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1 November 1636 – 13 March 1711), commonly called Boileau, was a French poet and critic.

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Alternative Names: Boileau • Nicolas Boileau • Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

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To support Thy rights, heaven-condoned, Destroy all else; that is the spirit of the Church.

De tous les animaux qui s'élèvent dans l'air, Qui marchent sur la terre, ou nagent dans la mer, De Paris au Pérou, du Japon jusqu'à Rome, Le plus sot animal, à mon avis, c'est l'homme.

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

Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness: But with poverty everything becomes frightful. - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

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