3+ Jean-Baptiste Colbert Quotes And Sayings
Following is our list of the best Jean-Baptiste Colbert quotes and sayings.
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing. — Jean-Baptiste Colbert
When a king creates an office, Providence creates immediately a fool to buy it. — Jean-Baptiste Colbert
The objective is to pluck the geese in such a manner as to obtain the greatest number of feathers with the least amount of hissing. — Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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