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Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Denis Fonvizin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian playwright Denis Fonvizin.

Last updated on November 4, 2024.

Denis Fonvizin

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin was a playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment, one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies, one of them Young ignoramus, which mock contemporary Russian gentry and are still staged today.

Russian - Playwright | April 14, 1744 - December 1, 1792

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It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit. — © Denis Fonvizin

It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit.

Denis Fonvizin

Denis Fonvizin

A fool is very dangerous when in power.

Denis Fonvizin

Denis Fonvizin

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