I can call nothing by name if that is not his name. I call … - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

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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.

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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Tenez, voilà, dit-elle, à chacun une écaille. Des sottises d'autrui nous vivons au palais : Messieurs, l'huître était bonne. Adieu. Vivez en paix.

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

A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.

I can call nothing by name if that is not his name. I call a cat a cat, and Rollet a rogue. - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

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