“ for a man must either be very imprudent, or a fool, to undertake engagements which he cannot keep ”
 Alexandre Dumas, The Vicomte of Bragelonne (1847). copy citation

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Author Alexandre Dumas
Source The Vicomte of Bragelonne
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Date 1847
Language English
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““Do not make yourself uneasy on that score, Monsieur Vanel; I shall not blame you for a failure in your word, which evidently may arise from inability on your part.” “Oh, yes, monseigneur, you would blame me, and you would be right in doing so,” said Vanel; “for a man must either be very imprudent, or a fool, to undertake engagements which he cannot keep; and I, at least, have always regarded a thing agreed on as a thing actually carried out.” Fouquet colored, while Aramis uttered a “Hum!” of impatience. “You would be wrong to exaggerate such notions as those, monsieur,”” source