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Quote by Diane de Poitiers

“Tact is good taste in action.”

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French courtier born on September 3, 1499, and died on April 25, 1566. She was the mistress of King Henry II of France and had a profound impact on the French court culture and social life. more

“I wonder why men can get serious at all. They have this delicate long thing hanging outside their bodies, which goes up and down by its own will. First of all, having it outside your body is terribly dangerous. If I were a man I would have a fantastic castration complex to the point that I wouldn't be able to do a thing. Second, the inconsistency of it, like carrying a chance time alarm or something. If I were a man I would always be laughing at myself.”

Source: Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono

“It is better to be the builder of our own name than to be indebted by descent for the proudest gifts known to the books of heraldry.”

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“To talk of luck and chance only shows how little we really know of the laws which govern cause and effect.”

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Author:Hosea Ballou

“A mother's love, in a degree, sanctifies the most worthless offspring.”

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