In love, the only safety lies in flight.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Topic

Avoiding love Dangers of love Love

Author

Napoleon Bonaparte

Source

Memoirs (Napoleon)

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

French

Time

1820 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Emperor General National leader Politician

From

France Europe

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Citation

Bonaparte, Napoleon. Memoirs. c. 1831.

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Walter Savage Landor

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Topic
Jokes Failure
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Chatham

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Walter Savage Landor
Language
English
Time
1825 1820s 19th century
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Citation

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Another quote about Love

My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep. The more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.

William Shakespeare

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Topic
Generosity in love Love
Speaker
Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Profession of love Paradox
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 2, sc. 2

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.

Another quote originally in French

Lighter than a cork I danced on the waves.

Arthur Rimbaud

The Drunken Boat

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Topic
Ocean and sea

Author

Arthur Rimbaud
Source
The Drunken Boat
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
French
Time
1871 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le Bateau Ivre [The Drunken Boat]." Les Poetes Maudits, edited by Paul Verlaine. Paris, 1884.

Current Citation

Rimbaud, Arthur. "Le bateau ivre/The Drunken Boat." Rimbaud: Complete Works, Selected Letters, a Bilingual Edition, translated by Wallace Fowlie. University of Chicago Press, 2005.