Great blunders are often made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibers. — Victor Hugo
Great blunders are often made, like large ropes, of a multitude of fibers.
In the original French
Les fortes sottises sont souvent faits, comme les grosses cordes, d'une multitude de brins.
Les Miserables · 1862
★ 3.0Provenance
Current citation
Hugo, Victor. Les Misérables. Wordsworth Editions, 1994, pt. 2, bk. 5, ch. 10.
Original citation
Hugo, Victor. Les Misérables. Vol. 2, Bruxelles: A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven & Cie, 1862, bk. 5, ch. 10.