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Wit and wisdom from great French and francophone thinkers

 

— Oui, dit Charles avec une gentillesse inattendue, qu'est-ce qui t'intéresse ?
— Le métro.

    Raymond QUENEAU, Zazie dans le métro
"Yes," said Charles with unexpected kindness, "what are you interested in?"
"The subway."

 

Pauvres paysans, pauvre royaume.

    François QUESNAY, Maximes générales du gouvernement économique d'un royaume agricole, maxime XX note
Poor peasants, poor kingdom.

 

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