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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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I hate war, for it spoils conversation.
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Conversation Hate War
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
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
It takes time to ruin a world, but time is all it takes.
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Libertarian Liberty World
A man finds no sweeter voice in all the world than that which chants his praise.
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Chants Men Voice World
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
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
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
It is the passions that do and undo everything.
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Everything Passion Undo
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
Truth comes home to the mind so naturally, that when we learn it for the first time, it seems as though we did no more than recall it to our memory.
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Home Memories Motivational
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
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
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

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