Quotes by Nicholas Boileau

Nicholas Boileau

Nicholas Boileau

French poet and critic

Lived from: 1636 - 1711

Category: Media | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

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  • A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him.
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  • Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.
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  • Greatest fools are the most often satisfied.
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  • He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write.
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  • Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach; once we have left it, we can never return.
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  • However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.
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  • If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires.
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  • No one who cannot limit himself has ever been able to write.
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  • Praising an honest person who doesn't deserve it, always wounds them.
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  • Some excel in rhyme who reason foolishly.
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  • The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.
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  • What is conceived well is expressed clearly.
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What are the most famous quotes from Nicholas Boileau?

The two most famous quotes from Nicholas Boileau are:

  • "A fool always finds a greater fool to admire him."
  • "Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you."

When did Nicholas Boileau live?

Nicholas Boileau was born in 1636 and died in the year 1711.