Antoine-Vincent Arnault foi um político, poeta, dramaturgo e fabulista francês, duas vezes eleito para a Academia Francesa. Wikipedia
“I go where all nature goes,
Where goes the leaf of the rose,
And eke the leaf of the bay.”
Volume V., 16. — ""La Feuille"".
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 82.
Fables (1802)
“An open foe I much prefer
To a dear friend that scratches.”
Volume I., 5. — "Le Chien et le Chat".
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 74.
Fables (1802)
“Friends, ofteuer than you think, upon the spot
Where gleams the spangle, you will find the blot.”
Vol. III., 7. — "Les Taches et les Paillettes".
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 7.
Fables (1802)
“That which our greatness caused
May also cause our fall.”
Volume VI., 13. — "La Fusée".
Translation reported in Harbottle's Dictionary of quotations French and Italian (1904), p. 99.
Fables (1802)
