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Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes: Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
         

Modesty in women has two special advantages,--it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.


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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.

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.



Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.

Neatness is a crowning grace of womanhood.



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.

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.



To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.

To be happy, one must have a good stomach and a bad heart.



A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.

A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.



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

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



It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.

It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.



Mathematicians are like lovers. Grant a mathematician the least principle, and he will draw from it a consequence which you must also grant him, and from this consequence another.

Mathematicians are like lovers. Grant a mathematician the least principle, and he will draw from it a consequence which you must also grant him, and from this consequence another.



People almost always do great things without knowing how to do them, and are quite surprised to have done them.

People almost always do great things without knowing how to do them, and are quite surprised to have done them.



An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.

An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.





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Always let your inner light shine. By doing so, you not only light a path for yourself, but also light a way for others.

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I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.



In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.



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People never think anything is anything really. I'm getting goddam sick of it.



I love people, studying people. That's the Scorpio part of me. We are natural detectives; we like to find things out.

I love people, studying people. That's the Scorpio part of me. We are natural detectives; we like to find things out.



so id burn this whole city down just to show you the light

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