The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and ModernBoyer, Abel
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The Wise and Ingenious Companion, French and English;: or, A Collection of the Wit of the Illustrious Persons, Both Ancient and Modern
Boyer, Abel
Anecdotes; Wit and humor
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One ask’d why Men sooner give to Beggars than Scholars? Another
reply’d, _Because they think they may sooner come to be Beggars
than Scholars_.
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Un homme demandoit pourquoi on donnoit plûtôt aux Gueux qu’aux
Savans? Un autre lui répondit, _Parce qu’on peut devenir gueux
plûtôt que savant_.
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One was asking another his Opinion, What the World thought of him?
_Why_, reply’d the other, _you appear to the Wise, foolish; to
Fools, wise; and pray, what do you think of your self_.
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Un homme demandoit à un autre, quelle opinion on avoit de lui?
_Urayment_, lui dit l’autre, _vous paroissez fou, aux Sages; &
Sage, aux fous; mais, je vous prie, que pensez vous de vous même._
126
A Father chid his Son for rising late, and gave him an instance of
a certain Man, who being up betimes, found a Purse full of Gold.
Answered the Son: _He that lost it, was up still before him_.
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Un pere grondoit son filz de ce qu’il se levoit tard, & luy disoit
pour exemple qu’un certain homme s’ètant levé de bon Matin, il
avoit trouvé une bourse pleine de Pistoles, son filz luy répondie.
_Celui qui l’avoit perdue s’ètoit levé encore plus matin._
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A Physitian having sent for a Farrier to cure his Mule; the second
time he came, the Physitian put Half a Crown into his Hand. The
Farrier return’d it, and told him, _Sir, We never take any Money of
those of our own Profession_.
127
Un Medecin ayait fait venir un Marechal pour lui guerir sa Mule, la
seconde fois qu’il vint, le Medecin luy mit trente, solz dans la
main, le Marechal les luy rendit en luy disant, _Monsieur, vous ne
prenons jamais d’argent de ceux de notre profession_.
128
A Man said that Impertinencies resembled Misfortunes, which never
came by themselves, and that when ever be heard any spoke, he would
bid it wellcome, provided it came alone.
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On homme disoit que les sottises resembloint aux malheurs, qui
ne viennent jamais seuls, & qu Vaussitôt qu’il en entendoit dire
quelqu’u úne, il disoit, soyéz la bien venuë pourveu que vous soyez
seule.
129
Two young Men demanded a young Woman in Marriage of her Father; one
of which was Rich, and the other Poor; the Father having given her
to the last, some of his Friends ask’d him, why he did not bestow
her on the rich Man? _Because_, says he, _the rich Man has no Wit,
and so may grow Poor; but the other, who is a wise and sensible
Man, may easily grow Rich_.
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Deux jeunes hommes demandoient une Fille en mariage à son pere,
l’un étoit riche & l’autre pauore, le pere l’ayant donnée au
dernier quelques-uns de ses amis lui demanderent pourquoy il ne
l’avoit pas donnée à celuy qui étoit riche; _Parce que_, leur
dit-il, _Le riche qui n’a point d’esprit, pourra devenir pauvre,
mais le pauvre qui est un homme judiceux & sage pouvra facilement
devenir riche_.
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