peu de chose
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Ce qu'on a trouvé et mis en œuvre est considérable en soi: c'est peu de chose au prix de ce qui reste à trouver et à mettre en œuvre.—Aulard,
From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Mais c'est si peu de chose un po�te � Paris!
From A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall
Sometimes she expresses herself resigned to her lonely life:— 'Tout pour le mieux bien dire l'ose Vient maleur qui fault soubtenir, Si c'est pour � mieux parvenir L'endurer est bien peu de chose.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
It is commonly said that the last words of Laplace were, "Ce que nous connaissons est peu de chose; ce que nous ignorons est immense."
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
The stanza from which Boswell quotes is as follows:— 'O Maupertuis, cher Maupertuis, Que notre vie est peu de chose!
From Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
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