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I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Alone Climb Great Heights May Perhaps Will

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The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head their cabbages.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Apples Arrogance Been Beings Benefit Had Head Human Human Beings Made Men Merely Nature Ripen Set Solely Sun Think

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We must believe then, that as from hence we see Saturn and Jupiter; if we were in either of the Two, we should discover a great many Worlds which we perceive not; and that the Universe extends so in infinitum.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Believe Discover Either Great Hence Jupiter Many Must Perceive Saturn See Should Then Two Universe Were Which Worlds

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I planted my self in the middle of a great many Glasses full of Dew, tied fast about me, upon which the Sun so violently darted his Rays, that the Heat, which attracted them, as it does the thickest Clouds, carried me up so high, that at length I found my self above the middle Region of the Air.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: About Above Air Attracted Carried Clouds Dew Does Fast Found Full Glasses Great Heat High His Length Many Me Middle My Self Planted Rays Region Self Sun Them Tied Up Violently Which

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A kiss is a rosy dot over the 'i' of loving.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Dot Kiss Loving Over Rosy

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A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Courteous Generous Large Liberal Man Mark Nose Witty

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For an Apple is in it self a little Universe; the Seed, hotter than the other parts thereof, is its Sun, which diffuses about it self that natural Heat which preserves its Globe: And in the Onion, the Germ is the little Sun of that little World, which vivifies and nourishes the vegetative Salt of that little mass.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: About Apple Germ Globe Heat Hotter Little Mass Natural Nourishes Onion Other Parts Preserves Salt Seed Self Sun Than Thereof Universe Which World

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Prometheus heretofore went up to Heaven, and stole fire from thence. Have not I as much Boldness as he?

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Boldness Fire He Heaven Much Stole Up

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'And for my part, Gentlemen,' said I, 'that I may put in for a share, and guess with the rest; not to amuse myself with those curious Notions wherewith you tickle and spur on slow-paced Time; I believe, that the Moon is a World like ours, to which this of ours serves likewise for a Moon.'

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Amuse Believe Curious Gentlemen Guess Like Likewise May Moon Myself Notions Ours Part Put Rest Said Serve Share Spur Those Tickle Time Which World You I Believe I Believe That

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A pessimist is a man who tells the truth prematurely.

~Cyrano De Bergerac

Topics: Man Pessimist Prematurely Tells Truth Who

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Playwright

Born: March 6th, 1619

Died: July 28th, 1655

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