Where true love is, it showeth; it will not feign.

Christine de Pisan

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True love Love

Author

Christine de Pisan

Source

Letter of Othea to Hector

Language

French

Time

1399 1390s 14th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Writer

From

Italy Europe

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Original Citation

De Pizan, Christine. Epitre d'Othea a Hector [The Epistle of Othea to Hector]. c. 1399.

Current Citation

De Pizan, Christine. "The Epistle of Othea to Hector." The Penguin Book of Women Poets, edited by Carol Cosmen, et. al. Penguin, 1988.

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If everything is imperfect in this world, love is perfect in its imperfection.

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Haste denies all acts their dignity.

Dante Alighieri

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Medium
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Time
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Era
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Current Citation

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O happy race of mortals, if your hearts are ruled, as is the universe, by Love!

Boethius

The Consolation of Philosophy

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Source
The Consolation of Philosophy
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

Boethius. The Consolation of Philosophy, translated by Victor Watts. Penguin Classics, 1999, bk. 2, poem 8.

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I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

Voltaire

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Approaching death

Author

Voltaire
Language
French
Time
1778 1770s 18th century
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Citation

Voltaire. Note to his secretary, Jean-Louis Wagniere. 28 Feb. 1778.