The foolishness of the great and the wealthy is an excellent source of revenue for the humble.
• Part 1, p. 83; translation p. 38.
• Part 1, p. 83; translation p. 38.
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C'est un fonds excellent de revenu pour les petits, que la sottise des riches et des grands.
— Antoine François Prévost
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "C'est un fonds excellent de revenu pour les petits, que la sottise des riches et des grands." in the context of "The foolishness of the great and the wealthy is an excellent source of revenue for the humble.
• Part 1, p. 83; translation p. 38." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Antoine François Prévost" (Quotes, L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut (1731): French quotations are cited from the 1846 Charpentier edition, English quotations from Angela Scholar (trans.) The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).)
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About Antoine François Prévost
Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (April 1 1697 – November 25 1763), also known as the Abbé Prévost, was a French novelist, historian and journalist. His best-known story, L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, has formed the basis of several operas, most notably Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
About Antoine François Prévost
Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (April 1 1697 – November 25 1763), also known as the Abbé Prévost, was a French novelist, historian and journalist. His best-known story, L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, has formed the basis of several operas, most notably Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
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