Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken. — Colette
Whether you are dealing with an animal or a child, to convince is to weaken.
In the original French
Qu'il s'agisse d'une bete ou d'un enfant, convaincre c'est affaiblir.
1932
★ 2.7Provenance
Current citation
Colette. The Pure and the Impure. NYRB Classics, 2000, ch. 9.
Original citation
Colette. Le Pur et l'impur and Ces Plaisirs [The Pure and the Impure and These Pleasures]. J. Ferenczi & fils, 1932, ch. 9.
