French Literary Quotes about "poltron"

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C'est une grande chose que l'instinct ; j'ai été poltron par instinct.

Instinct is a great thing; I was cowardly by instinct.

Instinct is a great matter. I was a coward on instinct.

William Shakespeare Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1564-Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1616 Henry IV, II, 4, Falstaff

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Rien n'est plus poltron que la richesse.

Nothing is more cowardly than wealth.

Aristophane Athènes vers 445-vers 386 avant J.-C. Ploutos, 203 (traduction H. Van Daële)

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