The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes.

Apprendre à voir, voilà tout le secret des études naturelles.

George Sand

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Paying attention Observation

Author

George Sand

Language

French

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Letter to Madame Juliette Lamber. 7 Apr. 1868.

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.

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Charles Dickens
Source
Our Mutual Friend
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. "Our Mutual Friend." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, May 1865, pt. 13, bk. 3, ch. 9.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Our Mutual Friend, edited by Adrian Poole. Penguin, 1998, bk. 3, ch. 9.

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Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.

François de La Rochefoucauld

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Hypocrisy

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François de La Rochefoucauld
Source
Reflections
Medium
Epigram
Language
French
Time
1678 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Reflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims]. c. 1665.

Current Citation

La Rochefoucauld, Francois. Collected Maxims and Other Reflections, translated by E. H. and A. M. Blackmore and Francine Giguere. Oxford University Press, 2008.