Monday, February 22, 2021

 

A Proverb

Francis Bacon, Essays, LIV (Of Vain-Glory):
[A]ccording to the French proverb, beaucoup de bruit, peu de fruit; much bruit, little fruit.
Bruit = noise. Cf. a similar Italian proverb:
Molte parole, pochi fatti.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 2:52 PM


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