“La chute d’un grand homme est toujours en raison de la hauteur a laquelle il est parvenu.”
“The fall of a great man is always proportionate to the height to which he has climbed.”
“La clemence des princes n’est souvent qu’un politique pour gagner raffection du peuple.”
“A prince’s clemency is often but a political move to gain the affections of his people.”
“La confiance doit venir d’en bas, le pouvoir doit venir d’en haut.”
Sieyès. (Thiers, Histoire du Considat et de L’Empire, Vol. I., p. 98.)
“Confidence must come from below, power must come from above.”
“La confiance fournit plus à la conversation que l’esprit.”
“Confidence provides more to conversation than does wit.”
“La conscience, mon cher, est un de ces batons que chacun prend pour
battre son voisin, et dont il ne se sert jamais pour lui.”
—(Lousteau.)
“Conscience, my dear fellow, is one of those sticks which every one takea
to beat his neighbour, but never uses for his own back.”
“La conscience, mon pauvre ami, c’est comme les gants de suede; Qa
se porte sale.”
“Conscience, my poor boy, is like suede gloves; it is the fashion to wear
them soiled.”
“La Constance est le seul remede
Aux obstacles du sort jaloux.”
“Constancy is the only remedy
Against the obstacles of jealous fate.”
“La Constance n’est point la vertu d’un mortel;
Et pour être constant, il faut être éternel.”
Collin d’Harleville. L’ Inconstant, Act I., Sc. X.—(Florimond.}
“No virtue for mankind is constancy.
Who would be constant must immortal be.”
“La couardise est mere de la cruaute.”
“Cowardice is the mother of cruelty.”
“(On n’y respecte rien, chacun y parle haut,
Et c’est tout justement) la cour du roi Pétaud.”
“All talk at once, to none respect is shown,
’Tis like King Petaud’s court, you sure must own.”
