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“C'est avoir tort que d'avoir raison trop tôt.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“It is wrong to be right too soon.”
— Inconnu
“Il faut cultiver notre jardin.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“We must cultivate our garden.”
— Candide
“L'essentiel est sans cesse menacé par l'insignifiant.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The essential is constantly threatened by the insignificant.”
— Inconnu
“Tout nous échappe, et tout nous appartient.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Everything eludes us, and everything belongs to us.”
— Mémoires d'Hadrien
“La plus grande chose du monde, c'est de savoir être à soi.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
— Essais
“Toutes choses sont dites déjà ; mais comme personne n'écoute, il faut toujours recommencer.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“All things are already said; but as no one listens, we must always begin again.”
— Inconnu
“Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“When one does not have what one loves, one must love what one has.”
— Inconnu
“Le bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partagée.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“Common sense is the best distributed thing in the world.”
— Inconnu
“Rien ne sert de courir ; il faut partir à point.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“There is no point in running; one must leave on time.”
— Inconnu
“Tout ce que je sais, c'est que je ne sais rien.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“All I know is that I know nothing.”
— Inconnu
“L'ignorant affirme, le savant doute, le sage réfléchit.”
Original quote in French
Suggested translation
“The ignorant asserts, the learned doubts, the wise thinks.”
— Inconnu
