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A philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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The judgment may be compared to a clock or watch, where the most ordinary machine is sufficient to tell the hours; but the most elaborate alone can point out the minutes and seconds, and distinguish the smallest differences of time.
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Differences Ordinary Watches
Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.
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Future Knows
There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.
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Art Three Understanding
It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.
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Age Last Time Words
People almost always do great things without knowing how to do them, and are quite surprised to have done them.
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Done Knowing People
A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time.
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Inspirational Mind Motivation
As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.
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Astronomy Daughter Science
Our sun enlightens the planets that belong to him; why may not every fixed star also have planets to which they give light?
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Enlighted Future Light Stars
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
Ah! si l’on o” tait les chime’ res aux hommes, quel plaisir leur resterait? Oh! If man were robbed of his fantasies, what pleasure would be left him?
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Aux Fantasy Hommes Men
There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch.
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Neighbor Ridicule Ridiculous
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth
A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see.
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Believe Busy Philosopher
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
A man finds no sweeter voice in all the world than that which chants his praise.
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Chants Men Voice World
A philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE

Earth Fool Heaven

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