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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.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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I have lived one hundred years; and I die with the consolation of never having thrown the slightest ridicule upon the smallest virtue.
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Hundred Virtue Years
To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.
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Happiness Heart Stomach
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.
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Astronomy Daughter Science
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.
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Running Science Self
A man finds no sweeter voice in all the world than that which chants his praise.
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Chants Men Voice 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
I hate war, for it spoils conversation.
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Conversation Hate War
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
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
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
It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.
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Beauty Please Tenderness
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth
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
An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.
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Age Educated Mind
Nature is never so admired as when she is understood.
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