Love ceases to be a Pleasure, when it ceases to be a Secret.

Aphra Behn

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Topic

Secret love Love

Author

Aphra Behn

Source

Four o'Clock General Conversation The Lover's Watch

Language

English

Time

1686 1680s 17th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Behn, Aphra. La Montre, or The Lover's Watch. W. Canning, 1686.

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To every action there is always opposed an equal
reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon
each other are always equal, and directed to contrary
parts.

Isaac Newton

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Newton's laws of motion Laws of physics

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Isaac Newton
Source
Principia
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
Latin
Time
1687 1680s 17th century
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Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. "Axiomata sive Leges Motus: [Axioms, or Laws of Motion]." Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica [The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy], vol. 1. London: Josephi Streater, 1687, law 3.

Current Citation

Newton, Isaac. "Axioms, or the Laws of Motion." The Principia: The Authoritative Translation and Guide: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, trans. I. Bernard Cohen, et. al. U of California P, 2016, law 3.

Another quote about Love

"Nothing, so it seems to me," said the stranger, "is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life... The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of—of things longer."

Jerome K. Jerome

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Topic
Time tested love Love

Author

Jerome K. Jerome
Source
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
Medium
Short story
Language
English
Time
1908 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Jerome, Jerome Klapka. The Passing of the Third Floor Back. Grosset & Dunlap, 1908.