On our first step depends our whole career.
• Act IV, Sc. IV—(Ariste) (tr. Harbottle)
• Act IV, Sc. IV—(Ariste) (tr. Harbottle)
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C'est des premiers pas que dépend la carrière.
— Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
What It Means
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• Act IV, Sc. IV—(Ariste) (tr. Harbottle)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset" (Quotes, Le Méchant (1745))
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About Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (29 August 1709 – 16 June 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert, the humorous story of a parrot and a convent of nuns.
About Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (29 August 1709 – 16 June 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert, the humorous story of a parrot and a convent of nuns.
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