Vol. III., 7. — "Les Taches et les Paillettes".
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 7.
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 7.
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Amis, plus souvent qu’on ne croit,
La tache est tout juste à l'endroit
Où l'on voit briller la paillette.
• Translation: Friends, ofteuer than you think, upon the spot
Where gleams the spangle, you will find the blot.
— Antoine-Vincent Arnault
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Amis, plus souvent qu’on ne croit,
La tache est tout juste à l'endroit
Où l'on voit briller la paillette.
• Translation: Friends, ofteuer than you think, upon the spot
Where gleams the spangle, you will find the blot." in the context of "Vol. III., 7. — "Les Taches et les Paillettes".
• Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 7." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Antoine-Vincent Arnault
Antoine-Vincent Arnault (1 January 1766 – 16 September 1834) was a French dramatist.
About Antoine-Vincent Arnault
Antoine-Vincent Arnault (1 January 1766 – 16 September 1834) was a French dramatist.
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