Alain-René Lesage Quote

It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.


Book III, ch. 11. Compare: "The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts", Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Speech in Reply to Mr. Dundas, in Sheridaniana. - Gil Blas (1715-1735)


It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.

It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.

It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.

It may be said that his wit shines at the expense of his memory.