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Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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Les vrais philosophes sont comme les e le phants, qui en marchant ne posent jamais le second pied a’ terre que le premier ne soit bien affermi. True philosophers are like elephants, who when walking never placetheir second footontheground untilthefirst is steady.
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Elephants Philosopher Steady
Nature is never so admired as when she is understood.
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Natural Nature Science
It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.
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Beauty Please Tenderness
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
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
I shall leave the world without regret, for it hardly contains a single good listener.
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Regret Silence World
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
It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.
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Happiness Obstacles
The Art of Flying is but newly invented, twill improve by degrees, and in time grow perfect; then we may fly as far as the Moon.
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Art Degree Future Invented Moo
A philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools
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Earth Fool Heaven
It is the passions that do and undo everything.
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Everything Passion Undo
An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.
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Age Educated Mind
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth
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
Mathematicians are like lovers. Grant a mathematician the least principle, and he will draw from it a consequence which you must also grant him, and from this consequence another.
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