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From the great to the ridiculous, one step

Jean Francois Marmontel

Phraseologism: From great to ridiculous one step.

Meaning: 1. Serious, important often alternates with funny. 2. It's easy to go from one extreme to another.

Origin: The expression is a tracing-paper from the French Du sublime au ridicule il n'y a qu'un pas. Literally translated from French, the aphorism sounds like this: "There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous." This phrase was often repeated by Napoleon during his flight from Russia in 1812 to his ambassador in Warsaw de Pradt, who told about it in the book "History of the Embassy to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw" (1816). Its primary source is the expression of the French writer JF Marmontel (1723-1799): "In general, the funny comes into contact with the great."

Random phraseology:

The less we love a woman, the more she likes us.

Meaning:

By intriguing a woman, you can arouse interest and romantic feelings for yourself.

Origin:

Inaccurate quote from the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" (1823-1831) by A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837) (ch. 4, stanza 7): "The less we love a woman, // The easier she likes us // And the more surely we destroy it // Among the seductive nets. // Debauchery used to be cold-blooded // He was famous for love science, // Blowing about himself everywhere // And enjoying not loving ... "The same thought, with the same commentary, the poet expressed (1822) in a letter to his brother, Lev Sergeevich: "The less you love a woman, the more surely you master her. But this pleasure is worthy of an old monkey of the 18th century."

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