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James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.

Regnard

C’est dans les grands dangers qu’on volt les grands courages—It is amid great perils we see brave hearts.

It is in great perils we see great acts of daring.

On aime sans raison, et sans raison l’on hait—We love without reason, and without reason we hate.

Qu’un joueur est heureux! sa poche est un trésor! / Sous ses heureuses mains le cuivre devient or—How happy is a gambler! His pocket is a treasure-store; in his lucky hands copper turns into gold.