God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.

Paul Valéry

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Men and women

Author

Paul Valéry

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1941 1940s 20th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Valery, Paul. Moralites. Librairie Gallimard, 1932.

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Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war for attack and defense against the enemy.

Pablo Picasso

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Painting Purpose of art Art
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Pablo Picasso
Medium
Interview
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French
Time
1945 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Picasso, Pablo. "Picasso n'est pas officier dans l'armee Francaise." Interviewed by Simon Tery. Les Lettres Francaise, 24 Mar. 1945.

Another quote about Men and women

Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

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Madame Venus

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Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
Source
Venus in Furs
Medium
Novel
Language
German
Time
1870 1870s 19th century
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Original Citation

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold. Venus im Pelz [Venus in Furs]. Stuttgart, 1870.

Current Citation

Sacher-Masoch, Leopold. Venus in Furs, translated by Joachim Neugroschel. Penguin Classics, 2000.

Another quote from 1941

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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Citation

Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

Another quote originally in French

The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Confessions (Rousseau)

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Seeking happiness

Author

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Source
Confessions (Rousseau)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1789 1780s 18th century
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Original Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Les Confessions [The Confessions]. Aux Deux-Ponts: Chez Sanson Et Compagnie, 1789, bk. 9.

Current Citation

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques. Confessions, translated by Angela Scholar. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 2, bk. 9.