Use, do not abuse... Neither abstinence not excess ever renders man happy.

Usez, n'abusez point...L'abstinence ou l'exces ne fit jamais d'heureux.

Voltaire

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Topic

Moderation

Author

Voltaire

Medium

Speech

Language

French

Time

1738 1730s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Voltaire. "Cinquieme discours: sur la nature de plaisir." Sept Discours en Vers sur l'Homme. 1738.

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If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?

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Topic
Problem of evil

Author

Voltaire
Source
Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Statement Type
Question
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 6.

Another quote from the 1730s

He that falls in love with himself, will have no Rivals.

Richard Saunders

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Topic
Narcissism

Author

Richard Saunders
Source
Poor Richard, 1739.
Medium
Almanac
Language
English
Time
1738 1730s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [Published as Richard Saunders]. "February 1739." Poor Richard, 1739. An Almanack for the Year of Christ 1739. Philadelphia: Benjamin Franklin, 1738.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard 1739." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.

Another quote originally in French

My center is giving way, my right is retreating, situation excellent, I am attacking.

Ferdinand Foch

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Topic
Aggression Battle
Speaker
Ferdinand Foch
Language
French
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Foch, Ferdinand. Message sent during the first Battle of the Marne. 8 Sept. 1914.