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There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought.
Pierre Bayle
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"There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought."
— Pierre Bayle

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There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that thought. — Pierre Bayle

About Pierre Bayle

Pierre Bayle was a Philosopher from France (1647–1706).

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This quote is attributed to Pierre Bayle, a Philosopher from France.
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Pierre Bayle lived from 1647 – 1706.