Charles de Saint-Evremond quotes
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“The foolish moments of the head are often the most wonderful times of the heart.”
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“Nothing is more usual than the sight of old people who yearn for retirement: and nothing is so rare than those who have retired and do not regret it.”
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“There is as much ingenuity in making an felicitous application of an passage as in being the author of it.”
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“Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.”
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“The censure of those who are opposed to us, is the highest commendation that can be given us.”
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“It well becomes a man who is no longer young to forget that he ever was.”
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“A man who knows how to mix pleasures with business is never entirely possessed by them; he either quits or resumes them at his will; and in the use he makes of them he rather finds a relaxation than a dangerous charm that might corrupt him.”
-- Charles de Saint-Evremond
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Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
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“No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.”
Source : A. C. Green (1994). “Victory”, Creation House
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“The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.”
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“I'd like to set things straight, a few more people should be pulling their weight.”
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“I've always been an optimist and I believe laughter is a wonderful thing”
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