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Satires, Satire 8, l. 1 (1716) - Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas | WIST Quotations
Of all the creatures that creep, swim, or fly, Peopling the earth, the waters, and the sky, From Rome to Iceland, Paris to Japan, I really think the greatest fool is man. [De tous les animaux qui s'élèvent dans l'air, Qui marchent sur la terre, ou nagent dans la mer,…