A large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

Un grand nez est proprement l'indice D'un homme affable, bon, courtois, spirtuel, Liberal, courageux, tel que je suis.

Edmond Rostand

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Topic

Noses Body parts

Author

Edmond Rostand

Source

Cyrano de Bergerac

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. 27 Dec. 1897, Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Rostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac, translated by Lowell Bair. Signet, 2012, act 1, sc. 4.

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An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.

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The Principles of Psychology

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William James
Source
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Genre
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Time
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Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 9.

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There can be no progress (real, that is, moral) except in the individual and by the individual himself.

Charles Baudelaire

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Topic
Personal growth Nature of progress Progress

Author

Charles Baudelaire
Language
French
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Baudelaire, Charles. Mon Coeur mis a nu [My Naked Heart]. Paris, 1887, no. 15.

Current Citation

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