That will be swallowing a [...] - Leafy Quotes

That will be swallowing a language very rapidly or a hundred-sous piece very slowly.

In the original (French)

Ce sera avaler une langue bien vite ou une pièce de cent sous bien lentement.

p. 571Source: Wikiquote · CC BY-SA 4.0

Les MiserablesVictor Hugo212 quotes

More from this book

Never am I seen with coats bedizened with gold and gems; I leave this false splendour to badly organized minds.
p. 1027
Les MiserablesVictor Hugo
It is nothing to die; it is horrible not to live.
Les MiserablesVictor Hugo
The soul does not give itself up to despair until it has exhausted all illusions.
p. 968
Les MiserablesVictor Hugo

All quotes from this book