Ah! si l'on o" tait les chime' res aux hommes, quel plaisir leur resterait? Oh! If man were … - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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?

Fantasy, Leur, Men, Pleasure, Tait, Would Be

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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.

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

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

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