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Solemnity is the fool’s shield and buckler.
[La gravité est la bouclier des sots.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1637 / 1051 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78201/
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Solemnity is the fool’s shield and buckler.
[La gravité est la bouclier des sots.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1637 / 1051 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78201/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #dolt #fool #gravity #idiot #momentousness #protection #selfrighteousness #seriousness #shield #solemnity #pomposity #pomp
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Solemnity is the fool’s shield and buckler.
[La gravité est la bouclier des sots.]Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1637 / 1051 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montesquieu/78201/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montesquieu #dolt #fool #gravity #idiot #momentousness #protection #selfrighteousness #seriousness #shield #solemnity #pomposity #pomp
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A quotation from Colton, Charles Caleb:
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A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition.
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https://wist.info/colton-charles-caleb/34647/#quote #quotes #quotation #cheer #creativity #genius #goodhumor #gravity #greatness #meme #pomposity #selfimportance #seriousness #solemnity