Maxioms by George-louis Leclerc De Buffon
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
Genius is only patience.
[Fr., Le Genie, c'est la patience.]
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
