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Quotes from Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors — Tomás de Iriarte

1750–1791 Spain

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Let every author regard this maxim for a rule: If the wise do not express their approbation, it is bad; if the fool applaud, it is worse.

Attributed Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors (1880)

Perdonadme, sutiles y altas Musas,
Las que hacéis vanidad de ser confusas.
Os puedo yo decir con mejor modo
Que sin la claridad os falta todo?

Attributed Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors (1880)

Thus, might I drop into an author's ear
A piece of counsel, I would say, "Be sure,
Whate'er you write, to keep your meaning clear;
For dulness only ever is obscure. — Rockliff

Attributed Beautiful Thoughts from German and Spanish Authors (1880)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Tomás de Iriarte (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.