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Quote by Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

“I hear nothings, I speak nothings, I take interest in nothing and from nothing to nothing I travel gently down the dull way which leads to becoming nothing.”

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Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, Marquise du Deffand, was a renowned French socialite and writer. Born in 1697 and passing away on September 23, 1780, she was known for her wit, erudition, and elegant social circle. She was an active participant in the Enlightenment movement of 18th-century France. more

“Widely dispersed knowledge concerning the important role of basic cooperative processes among living beings may lead to the acceptance of cooperation as a guiding principle both in social theory and as a basis for human behavior. Such a development when it occurs will alter the course of human history.”

“We speak of persons as jovial, as being born under the planet Jupiter or Jove, which was the joyfullest star and the happiest augury of all. A gloomy person was said to be saturnine, as being born under the planet Saturn, who was considered to make those who owned his influence, and were born when he was in the ascendant, grave and stern as himself.”

Persons Said Speak Stars Born Influence Planets Graves Astrology Gloomy Jupiter Saturn Jovial

Author:Richard Chenevix Trench

“The present is only intelligible in the light of the past.”

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Book:English, Past and Present: Five Lectures

Source: English, Past and Present: Five Lectures

Quote by Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand

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