There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

George Sand

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Happiness Love Relationships Connecting with others

Author

George Sand

Medium

Letter

Language

French

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Letter to Lina Calamatta. 31 Mar. 1862.

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A place for everything and everything in its place.

Isabella Mary Beeton

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Topic
Interior design

Author

Isabella Mary Beeton
Source
The Book of Household Management
Language
English
Time
1861 1860s 19th century
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Citation

Beeton, Isabella. The Book of Household Management. S. O. Beeton Publishing, 1861, ch. 2.

Another quote about Love

By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth.

Song of Solomon 3:1

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Topic
Desire Sex Love
Source
Song of Solomon The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
965 BC 960s BC 10th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Song of Solomon 3:1).

Another quote from 1862

A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for...is a miserable creature, who has no chance of being free.

John Stuart Mill

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Topic
Willingness to fight Self-sacrifice Cowardice Freedom

Author

John Stuart Mill
Source
The Contest in America Fraser's Magazine
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Contest in America." Fraser's Magazine, Feb. 1862.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Contest in America." Essays on Equality, Law and Education. Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, edited by John M. Robson. Vol. 21, Routledge, 2014.

Another quote originally in French

To doubt everything and to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; each saves us from thinking.

Henri Poincaré

Science and Hypothesis

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Topic
Critical thinking Doubt and skepticism Credulity

Author

Henri Poincaré
Source
Science and Hypothesis
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
French
Time
1902 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Poincare, Henri. La science et l'hypothese [Science and Hypothesis]. Flammarion, 1902, introduction.

Current Citation

Poincare, Henri. Science and Hypothesis: The Complete Text, translated by Melanie Frappier, Andrea Smith and David J. Stump, edited by Melanie Frappier and David J. Stump. Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, preface.