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Quote by Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

“It is the sin which we have not committed which seems the most monstrous.”

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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux was a prominent French poet of the 17th century, known for his classical poetry and literary criticism. His works emphasized order, rules, and reason, and had a profound impact on subsequent literary development. more

“You are always looking for already-felt emotions, just as you like to get an old pair of trousers back from the cleaners, which seem new when you don't look too closely. Artists are cleaners, don't let yourself be taken in by them. True modern works of art are made not by artists but quite simply by men.”

Men Looks Art Made Seems Artist Felt Emotion Taken Modern Pairs Works Of Art Cleaners Trousers

Author:Francis Picabia

“Friendship is the medicine for all misfortune; but ingratitude dries up the fountain of all goodness.”

Friendship Goodness Medicine Misfortunes Fountain Ingratitude

Author:Cardinal Richelieu

“To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings. [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.]”

Knows Know How Kings Royalty Roi

Author:Cardinal Richelieu

“Writing an autobiography, usually thought of as a looking back, can just as well be a looking across or through, with the passing of time giving an X-ray quality to the eye.”

Giving Writing Wells Eye Quality Passing Passings Rays Looking Back Autobiography

Book:The Complete Autobiography

Source: The Complete Autobiography

“Conversation is the wall we build between ourselves and other people, too often with tired words like used and broken bottles which, catching the sunlight as they lie embedded in the wall, are mistaken for jewels.”

People Used Lying Broken Wall Conversation Tired Bottles Sunlight Mistaken Jewels Catching Embedded

Book:Faces in the water

Source: Faces in the water

“Death is a dramatic accomplishment of absence; language may be almost as effective.”

May Death Language Absence Accomplishment Dramatic

Book:The Complete Autobiography

Source: The Complete Autobiography

“In my own research when I'm working with equations, I never feel like I really understand what I'm doing if I'm solely relying on the mathematics for my understanding. I need to have a visual picture in my mind. I'm constantly translating from the math to some intuitive mind's-eye picture.”

Ifs Needs Feels Mind Eye Understanding My Own Research Mathematics Math Visuals Translate Equations Intuitive

Author:Brian Greene

“It is always hard to believe that the will to change something does not produce an immediate change.”

Believe Doe Hard Desire Produce Hard To Believe

Book:The Janet Frame reader

Source: The Janet Frame reader

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