translate English to French: He ought to know that it is to his own advantage to listen to his advice. But if the master lets himself be taken in like the disciple, he will lose his right to expect deference from him and to give him instruction.
Une des choses qui rendent ennuyeux le Pantalon de la comédie italienne, est le soin qu’il prend d’interpréter au parterre des platises qu’on n’entend déjà que trop.