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Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux on Birthday

1636–1711 France

← All quotes by Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux

2 quotes

Time flies and draws us with it. The moment in which I am speaking is already far from me.

Épitres (1701)

Every age has its pleasures, its style of wit, and its own ways.

The Art of Poetry (1674)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.