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It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce.

~Voltaire

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Chance is a word void of sense; nothing can exist without a cause.

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This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.

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Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?

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We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.

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The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.

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The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs.

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The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

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The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: November 21st, 1694

Died: May 30th, 1778

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