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It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.

Il est bien malaisé (puisqu'il faut enfin m'expliquer) d'ôter à des insensés des chaînes qu'ils révèrent.

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Le dîner du comte de Boulainvilliers (1767): Troisième Entretien

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