Wikiquote:Quote of the day/August 16, 2024

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Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive.
~ Jean de La Bruyère ~
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~ Les Caractères ~