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A philosopher will not believe what he sees because he is too busy speculating about what he does not see.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.
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Grace Neatness Womanhood
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 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
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
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
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
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
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth
There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.
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Art Three Understanding
I hate war, for it spoils conversation.
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Conversation Hate War
Since the princes take the Earth for their own, it’s fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.
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Earth Philosopher Sky
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
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
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
Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.
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Future Knows

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