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Il y a plus de fous que de sages, et dans le sage même, il y a plus de folie que de sagesse.

— Nicolas Chamfort

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There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom. | Maxims and Considerations, E. P. Mathers, trans. (1926)

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