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)

Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Quotes

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.