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Nicolas Boileau-Despraux, commonly called Boileau, (November 1, 1636 - March 13, 1711) was a French poet and critic. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your own bio in the forums. Explore books and films about Boileau, Nicholas.
"However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him."
Boileau, Nicholas on Fools and Foolishness
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"Greatest fools are the most often satisfied."
Boileau, Nicholas on Fools and Foolishness
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"A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him."
Boileau, Nicholas on Fools and Foolishness
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"If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires."
Boileau, Nicholas on Ancestry
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"Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return."
Boileau, Nicholas on Honor
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"Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you."
Boileau, Nicholas on Praise
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"Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them."
Boileau, Nicholas on Praise
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"Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly."
Boileau, Nicholas on Reason
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"The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all."
Boileau, Nicholas on Wisdom
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