A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

Qui parle trop veut tromper.

Honoré de Balzac

La Comédie humaine

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Topic

Eloquence Dishonesty

Author

Honoré de Balzac

Source

Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées La Comédie humaine

Medium

Novel

Language

French

Time

1842 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Balzac, Honoré. "Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées [Memoirs of Two Brides]." Scènes de la vie privée. Paris: Fume, 1842.

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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Prudence Essays: First Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1841 1840s 19th century
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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

Another quote originally in French

For truth itself does not have the privilege to be employed at any time and in every way; its use, noble as it is, has its circumscriptions and limits.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

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Topic
Nature of truth

Author

Michel de Montaigne
Source
Of Experience Essays
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1580 1580s 16th century
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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De l'Experience [Of Experience]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Experience." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.