Il était passionné et se croyait sage; j'étais folle, mais je m'en doutais, et, sous ce point de vue, j'étais plus près que lui de la Sagesse.

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He was passionate and thought he was wise; I was a fool and suspected it; I was nearer to wisdom. | Maxims and Considerations

The Cynic's Breviary : Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort (1902)

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