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8 Quotes for 'Pierre Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais' in the Database.
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Pierre Auguste Caron de Beaumarchais Quotes
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Calumniate, calumniate; there will always be something which
sticks.
[Fr., Calumniez, calumniez; il en reste toujours quelque chose.]
Topic: Calumny
Source: Barbier de Seville (act III, 13)
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
Topic: Calumny
Source: Barbier de Seville (act III, 13)
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I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to
weep.
[Fr., Je me hate de me moquer de tous, de peur d'etre oblige d'en
pleurer.]
Topic: Laughter
Source: Barbier de Seville (act I, sc. 2)
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It is not necessary to retain facts that we may reason concerning
them.
[Fr., Il n'est pas necessaire de tenir les choses pour en
raisonner.]
Topic: Reason
Source: Barbier de Seville (V, 4)
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That which is not worth speaking they sing.
[Fr., Ce qui ne vaut pas la peine d'etre dit, on le chante.]
Topic: Singing
Source: Barbier de Seville (I, 1)
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Everything ends with songs.
[Fr., Tout finit par des chansons.]
Topic: Songs
Source: Mariage de Figaro (end)
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Be commonplace and creeping, any you attain all things.
[Fr., Mediocre et rampant, et l'on arrive a tout.]
Topic: Success
Source: Barbier de Seville (III, 7)
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What silly people wits are!
[Lat., Que les gens d'esprit sont betes.]
Topic: Wit
Source: Barbier de Seville (I, 1)
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