One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Lifelong love Love

Author

Colette

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

French

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

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There's no business like show business.

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Another quote about Love

I wish I knew how to quit you.

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Another quote from 1941

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
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Another quote originally in French

We never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when we do it out of conscience.

Blaise Pascal

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Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
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Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1662 1660s 17th century
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Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 895.

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Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 895.