Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Explanation
Jolie hypothèse elle explique tant de choses. A pretty hypothesis which explains many things. Quoted by Mr. Asquith, Speech in Parliament, March 29, 1917, as a saying of a witty Frenchman.
Denn wenn sich Jemand versteckt erklärt, so ist Nichts unhöflicher als eine neue Frage. For when any one explains himself guardedly, nothing is more uncivil than to put a new question. Jean Paul RichterHesperus. II.