I find my wife hath something in her gizzard, that only waits an opportunity of being provoked to bring up; but I will not, for my content-sake, give it.

Samuel Pepys

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Conflict in marriage

Author

Samuel Pepys

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1668 1660s 17th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Pepys, Samuel. Diary entry. 17 June 1668.

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Pensées

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Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 277.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 277.