Famous Quotes | A heap of epithets is poor...

A heap of epithets is poor praise: the praise lies in the facts, and in the way of telling them. - Jean De La Bruyère
Attribution: Jean De La Bruyère (1645–1696), French writer, moralist. “Of Books,” aph. 13, Characters (1688).

Categories: Moralist, Praise, Writer

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