She floats, she hesitates; in a word, she's a woman.

Elle flotte, elle hesite; en un mot, elle est femme.

Jean Racine

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Topic

Nature of women Women

Author

Jean Racine

Source

Athalie

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1691 1690s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Racine, Jean. Athalie. 1691, Paris, France, act 3, sc. 3.

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The months and days are the travelers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers... I too for years past have been stirred by the sight of a solitary cloud drifting with the wind to ceaseless thoughts of roaming.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Basho, Matsuo. おくのほそ道 [The Narrow Road to the Deep North]. Tokyo, 1702.

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Another quote about Women

It's in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou

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Topic
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Author

Maya Angelou
Source
Phenomenal Woman
Medium
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Language
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Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Angelou, Maya. "Phenomenal Woman." And Still I Rise. Random House, 1978, I. 6.

Another quote originally in French

And with the guts of the last priest
Let's wring the neck of the last king.

Denis Diderot

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Topic
Anti-clericalism Anti-monarchism Revolution

Author

Denis Diderot
Source
Les Eleutheromanes
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1772 1770s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Citation

Diderot, Denis. "Les Eleutheromanes [The Eleutherans]." Correspondance littéraire, 1 Mar. 1772.