Quoique toute bonne stratégie comprenne une bonne tactique, ni l’une ni l’autre n’est correcte quand on tolère l’arrogance et la fatuité.
Though every good strategy includes a good tactic, neither of the two are sound if arrogance and smugness are tolerated.
Se détournant des favoris de ce monde, de leurs ambitions et de leur fatuité, le Christ affirma que seraient bénis ceux qui, quel que fût leur dénuement, recevraient de lui lumière et amour.
Turning from the ambitious, self-satisfied favorites of this world, He declared that those were blessed who, however great their need, would receive His light and love.
Derrière le langage pompeux du livre se cache la fatuité des idées qu’il expose.
Behind the pompous language of the book hides the fatuity of the ideas it expounds.
Parce que je crois que vous vous bercez de fatuité par trop d'années dans cet endroit.
Because I think that you have been lulled into complacency by too many years in this place.
La seule difficulté avec cette étoile est la fatuité, car vous avez tendance à présumer que vos idées seront acceptées.
Your only difficulty with this star story is complacency, assuming that your ideas will always be accepted.
Le plus grave c'est que ceux qui ont lu beaucoup d'ouvrages d'Occultisme et qui ont appartenu à beaucoup d'écoles, sont remplis de fatuité et d'orgueil.
The worst thing is that those who have read much occultism and who have belonged to many schools are full of platitudinous sanctity.
La fatuité du duc faisait de lui une proie facile pour la flatterie et la tromperie.
The duke's conceit made him an easy prey to flattery and deception.
Le philosophe a dit que les plus grandes tragédies de l'histoire ont été la conséquence de la fatuité humaine.
The philosopher said that the greatest tragedies in history have been the consequence of human fatuousness.
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