“The foolishness of the great and the wealthy is an excellent source of revenue for the humble.”
C'est un fonds excellent de revenu pour les petits, que la sottise des riches et des grands.
Part 1, p. 83; translation p. 38.
L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (1731)
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C'est un fonds excellent de revenu pour les petits, que la sottise des riches et des grands.
L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (1731)
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