He who lives without tobacco is not worthy to live.

Qui vit sans tabac n'est pas digne de vivre.

Molière

Don Juan

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Topic

Cigarettes Smoking

Speaker

Sganarelle

Author

Molière

Source

Don Juan

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

French

Time

1665 1660s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

France Europe

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Original Citation

Moliere. Don Juan, ou Le Festin de Pierre [Don Juan or The Feast of Stone]. 15 Feb. 1665, Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris, France, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Moliere. "Don Juan." The Miser and Other Plays, translated by David Coward and John Wood. Penguin Classics, 2000, act 1, sc. 1.

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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Topic
Reason and emotion Reason Emotions The heart

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
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.

Another quote from Don Juan

How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be!

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Topic
Human potential Human nature

Author

Lord Byron
Source
Don Juan
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1824 1810s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1824, canto 15, st. 99.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 15, st. 99.

Another quote originally in French

No human creature can give orders to love.

George Sand

Jacques

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Topic
Nature of love

Author

George Sand
Source
Jacques
Medium
Novel
Language
French
Time
1834 1830s 19th century
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Citation

Sand, George. Jacques. 1833, ch. 81.