What did Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage mean by: Freedom, where are you? Who holds you back? […] The mother of wit and pleasure, Oh freedom! - Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage Poet · Portugal Copy
If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure we feel in criticizing robs us from being moved by very beautiful things. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to complete his happiness. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The pleasure of criticizing takes away from us the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art. - Ludwig van Beethoven Composer · Germany
