peu de chose
Americannoun
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Que peu de chose est la vie humaine, is an exclamation in the mouths of moralists and philosophers, to which I cannot agree.
From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William
Laplace's words, 'Ce que nous connaissons est peu de chose; ce que nous ignorons est immense,' were not, as is commonly stated, his last.
From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)
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
"Only the understanding has a language," he almost ruefully declares in L'Evolution creatrice; and the understanding is, for him, compared with intuition peu de chose.
From Bergson and His Philosophy by Gunn, John Alexander
Is it worth while, pour si peu de chose?
From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant
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