There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.

George Sand

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Happiness Love Relationships Connecting with others

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George Sand

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Letter

Language

French

Time

1862 1860s 19th century

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Writer

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France Europe

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Citation

Sand, George. Letter to Lina Calamatta. 31 Mar. 1862.

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Another quote from the 1860s

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution—certainly would if such a right were a vital one.

Abraham Lincoln

First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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Minority rights American politics
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Abraham Lincoln
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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1861 1860s 19th century
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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1861, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugral Address, March 4, 1861." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

Another quote about Love

One of the best things about love is just recognizing a man's step when he climbs the stairs.

Colette

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Lifelong love Love

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Colette
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
French
Time
1941 1940s 20th century
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Colette. Looking Backwards. Peter Owen, 1975.

Another quote from 1862

A man who has nothing which he is willing to fight for...is a miserable creature, who has no chance of being free.

John Stuart Mill

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Willingness to fight Self-sacrifice Cowardice Freedom

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John Stuart Mill
Source
The Contest in America Fraser's Magazine
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature Political literature
Language
English
Time
1862 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Contest in America." Fraser's Magazine, Feb. 1862.

Current Citation

Mill, John Stuart. "The Contest in America." Essays on Equality, Law and Education. Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, edited by John M. Robson. Vol. 21, Routledge, 2014.

Another quote originally in French

I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?

Voltaire

Candide

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Love of life

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Voltaire
Source
Candide
Medium
Novel
Genre
Satire
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 12.