Tuesday, December 17, 2019

 

Ignorance

Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696), Characters XIII.18 (tr. Henri van Laun):
As ignorance is easy, and not difficult to acquire, many people embrace it; and these form a large majority at court and in the city, and overpower the learned.

Comme l'ignorance est un état paisible et qui ne coûte aucune peine, l'on s'y range en foule, et elle forme à la cour et à la ville un nombreux parti, qui l'emporte sur celui des savants.



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