Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Quote

In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting.


Aphorisms and Reflections on Men, Morals and Things (ed. 1800)


In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting.

In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting.

In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting.

In the sallies of badinage a polite fool shines; but in gravity he is as awkward as an elephant disporting.