“For truth is precious and divine,—
Too rich a pearl for carnal swine.”
Samuel Butler (poet) (1612–1680) poet and satirist
Canto II, line 257
Source: Hudibras, Part II (1664)
““Age Before Beauty.” “Pearls Before Swine.””
Widely attributed to Dorothy Parker and Clare Boothe Luce. “Age before beauty” said Luce while yielding the way. “And pearls before swine,” replied Parker while gliding through the doorway.
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Source: The Secret History
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Original: Ничтожество свое сознавай, знаешь где? Перед богом, пожалуй, пред умом, красотой, природой, но не пред людьми. Среди людей нужно сознавать свое достоинство.
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