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Let us be well assured of the Matter of Fact, before we trouble our selves with enquiring into the Cause. It is true, that this Method is too slow for the greatest part of Mankind, who run naturally to the Cause, and pass over the Truth of the Matter of Fact.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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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
To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.
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Happiness Heart Stomach
Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.
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Grace Neatness Womanhood
In vain we shall penetrate more and more deeply the secrets of the structure of the human body, we shall not dupe nature; we shall die as usual.
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Dupes Secret Usual
It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.
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Happiness Obstacles
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin 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
A work of morality, politics, criticism will be more elegant, other things being equal, if it is shaped by the hand of geometry.
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Geometry Hands Math Work
Behold a universe so immense that I am lost in it. I no longer know where I am. I am just nothing at all. Our world is terrifying in its insignificance.
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Knowledge Nothing Science World
If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.
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Carefully Hands Open Thinking
A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.
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Elephants Feet Firsts
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
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
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth

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