Mais, quoy que soit du laboureux mestier,
Il n'est tresor que de vivre a son aise.
Source: Le Grand Testament (The Great Testament) (1461), Line 1501; "Ballade: Les Contrediz de Franc Gontier (Ballade: Franc Gontier Refuted)".
“Whatever is well conceived is clearly said,
And the words to say it flow with ease.”
Ce que l'on conçoit bien s'énonce clairement,
Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.
Canto I, l. 153
The Art of Poetry (1674)
Original
Ce que l'on conçoit bien, s'énonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisément.
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