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Louis Segond 1910
Ce n'est pas à l'intelligence que l'insensé prend plaisir, C'est à la manifestation de ses pensées.
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A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
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Patrologia Latina Vol. 121 (Migne)
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