The first step is the hardest.

Il n'y a que le premier pas qui coûte.

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond

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Topic

Getting started

Author

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond

Language

French

Time

1763 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Madame du Deffand. Letter to Jean Le Rond d'Alembert. 7 July 1763.

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In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to the other.

Voltaire

Philosophical Dictionary

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Topic
Purpose of government

Author

Voltaire
Source
Philosophical Dictionary
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1764 1760s 18th century
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Voltaire. "Argent [Money]." Dictionnaire Philosophique [Philosophical Dictionary]. c. 1764.

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The easy, gentle and sloping path…is not the path of true virtue. It demands a rough and thorny road.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Formation of character

Author

Michel de Montaigne
Source
Of Cruelty Essays
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De La Cruaute [Of Cruelty]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Cruelty." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.