Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne faut pas confondre l'éloquence d'une parole avec la justesse d'une pensée.

Tzvetan Todorov
Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne...
Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne...
Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne...
Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas, et il ne...
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Toutes les opinions ne se valent pas and il ne faut pas confondre l'éloquence d'une parole avec la justesse d'une pensée. In this quote, Antoine de Saint-Exupèry is saying that we should not confuse eloquence (or ability to speak well) with what is said (or thought). We must separate the two. This means that we should think before we speak. We do not always have to say something nice or nice things about people, but this does not mean that we cannot correct someone.

Source: In Defence Of The Enlightenment

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