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There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch.

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
To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.
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Happiness Heart Stomach
There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.
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Art Three Understanding
It is the passions that do and undo everything.
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Everything Passion Undo
I hate war, for it spoils conversation.
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Conversation Hate War
A man finds no sweeter voice in all the world than that which chants his praise.
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Chants Men Voice World
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
I shall leave the world without regret, for it hardly contains a single good listener.
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Regret Silence World
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
A philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools
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Earth Fool Heaven
Nature is never so admired as when she is understood.
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Natural Nature Science
Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.
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Future Knows
Nothing can be more destructive to ambition, and the passion for conquest, than the true system of astronomy. What a poor thing is even the whole globe in comparison of the infinite extent of nature!
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Ambition Astronomy Passion Poor Thing
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
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
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

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